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Australian market activity for the week ending 26 November featured a handful of credit deals, notably Ampol's hybrid transaction return, as well as Thinktank's commercial mortgage-backed securities print.
World Bank’s successful placement of a record-sized Kauri transaction – in sustainability-development format – is a positive sign for market evolution, according to deal sources. The NZ$1.5 billion deal, upsized from its initial NZ$300 million, printed despite a challenging rates environment.
Melbourne Airport turned to the domestic market to execute its latest transaction in part to avoid offshore investor concern about Australia’s strict border rules. The A$700 million 10-year deal priced on 17 November, becoming the issuer’s first domestic transaction since 2016.