Yuzhou Properties has raised a $300 million five-year high-yield note, the latest in a flurry of mainland real estate issues this month and possibly the last before China breaks off for Golden Week on October 1.
The deal launched on Friday with a callable option in the third year - was priced 25bp tighter than an initial price guidance of 9%, and flat to its existing curve, according to sources. The company’s 2017s were trading at 111bp above Treasuries or a yield of 8.453%, and after adjusting for the curve, the fair value of the new bond was 8.75%.
Yuzhou’s bond received a book value of more...