MDM’s auto loan securitisation issue, the largest ever out of Russia, was comfortably oversubscribed and more issues are in the offing, reinforcing the trend in the CIS region. Edward Russell-Walling reports.

UBS’s Islamic finance team talk to Edward Russell-Walling about the new products they have been working on, including the world’s first sharia-compliant exchangeable sukuk for Khazanah Nasional and sharia-compliant and commodity-linked certificates.

Acergy is in sparkling form. After rationalising its business, renaming itself and emerging from crisis it has been listed on Nasdaq. Edward Russell-Walling reports on how it is managing its debt with convertibles.

The sale of 40% of Kazakhstan state oil exploration and production company KazMunaiGas in a two-part offering was a roaring success, despite oil prices falling as the deal was going down. The Credit Suisse team responsible for “driving the execution” talk to Edward Russell-Walling.

JPMorgan recently followed up an IPO deal for German retailer Metro’s divestment of its DIY business, Praktiker, with an advisory role in the latter’s acquisition of a privately owned competitor. The team tell Edward Russell-Walling about their successive mandates.

The number of exchange-traded vehicles is growing and more asset managers are entering the market. Growth has been extraordinary and more innovations can be expected in the future, reports Edward Russell-Walling.

When Landsbanki was criticised for its short-term financing risk, it decided to win back its reputation with two bond issues in the US. Edward Russell-Walling reports on an Icelandic success story.

Lehman Brothers’ homework enabled German chemicals giant BASF to walk off with US catalyst maker Engelhard for a mere 5% above its initial unsolicited offer. Edward Russell-Walling reports.

Although there is talk of Rusal floating, its finance chief Vladislav Soloviev tells Edward Russell-Walling the aluminium giant does not need to tap the capital markets just yet.

Edward Russell-Walling talks to Finland’s finance director Satu Huber about the rationale behind the country’s successful 5/11 strategy for issuing sovereign paper.