The Kingdom’s debt markets are showing no signs of slowing, with banks tapped for USD-denominated issuances from Avilease and GIB. Meanwhile, Cenomi Centers and Alinma Bank are taking one step further into local sukuk.

#1- PIF-backed Avilease tapped banks for an upcoming five-year USD-denominated bond issuance, Al Arabiya reported citing fixed-income service IFR. Investor calls started yesterday and will continue today, IFR said.

Who’s in: The aircraft lessor picked Citigroup and Mitsubishi UFJ as joint global coordinators. They will also act as active bookrunners and lead managers for the issuance, alongside Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, BNP Paribas, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, and Mizuho Financial Group.

Passive bookrunners will include Kuwait’s Ahli United Bank, Saudi Fransi Capital, Crédit Agricole, Emirates NBD Capital, GIB Capital, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, Riyad Capital, and SNB Capital.

We knew this was coming: Avilease was reportedly talking to banks for the debut issuance since September, targeting at least USD 500 mn from the initial bond under its USD 2 bn program, which is set to hit the market by year-end, according to Reuters’ sources.

#2- PIF-owned Gulf International Bank (GIB KSA) has also tapped banks for its debut USD-denominated additional tier 1 (AT1) issuance, Zawya reports. The perpetual non-call 5.5-year Reg S notes will be issued under the bank’s USD 1.5 bn AT1 capital note program. Investor calls kicked off yesterday in London, as GIB seeks to sound out demand.

ADVISORS: Citi and GIB Capital are joint global coordinators, while our friends at Mashreq, ADCB, BofA Securities, Emirates NBD Capital, FAB, SMBC, and Standard Chartered are joint lead managers and bookrunners.

#3- Cenomi Centers opened books on a senior unsecured SAR-denominated sukuk issuance, carrying an 8.5% yield and a six-year maturity with a call option after the third year, it said in a disclosure to Tadawul, without disclosing the total amount it’s looking to raise.

The details: The sale, open to both retail and institutional investors until Sunday, 16 November, marks the first drawdown under its SAR 4.5 bn sukuk program approved by the CMA earlier this year. The notes, priced at par at SAR 1k each with a minimum subscription of one unit, will be treated as capital for zakat purposes and pay returns quarterly. Al Rajhi Capital is acting as financial advisor, sole arranger, and trader.

ICYMI- The launch follows Cenomi’s October announcement teeing up the program to refinance existing debt, including a USD 875 mn sukuk maturing in October 2026, for which it hired Rothschild & Co. as advisor. S&P has said refinancing risks remain “manageable” but warned delays could pressure liquidity. The mall operator holds ratings of BB (Fitch, negative outlook), B+ (S&P, stable), and A- (Tassnief, stable).

#4- Alinma Bank is teeing up a USD-denominated Tier 2 sukuk issuance under its trust certificate issuance program to support the lender’s general banking operations, it said in a filing to Tadawul without disclosing the target size, pricing or maturity. The issuance will be offered to eligible investors both here at home and abroad, pending regulatory approvals. The announcement comes a little over two months since Alinma Bank closed a USD 500 mn sustainable AT1 issuance.

ADVISORS- The lender tapped Alinma Capital, ASB Capital, Citigroup Global Markets, DBS Bank., Goldman Sachs International, JP Morgan Securities and Standard Chartered Bank as joint lead managers on the transaction.

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