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Transition finance in transition — companies face investors in flux
Demand to invest in the low carbon transition is growing fast, but strategies are very diverse
Issuance net of buy-backs is not that high, and there is no sign of any indigestion
Caffil lands social covered bond as market ‘comes off the boil’
◆ Order book smaller than issuer’s last covered in January ◆ Banker said covered bond market has reached plateau ◆
AI impact fear rocks IPO hopefuls
Questions hang over the future of software as a service firms
Issuance net of buy-backs is not that high, and there is no sign of any indigestion
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Treasury director Rodrigo Robledo says investor relations work has paid off
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◆ Two steps to terms debated ◆ Priced flat to fair value or even with negative concession ◆ Investors split on long-dated holdco supply
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◆ Norwegian bank increases size ◆ Issuer meets spread objective ◆ Banker said he drew confidence from secondaries
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◆ Issuers opt for extra guidance as market softens ◆ Enexis takes size at six years ◆ DSM-Firmenich lands tight
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◆ Madrid plans 10 year deal ◆ Bpifrance set to launch EuGB ◆ MuniFin 'rare and well regarded'
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This week's flurry of deals takes year to date volume beyond £8bn
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Shipbuilder's shares fall 10% after capital raise
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◆ Energy pair bring three tranches ◆ Sub-100bp senior/hybrid spreads secured ◆ Single digit concessions offered
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Founder of climate investing think tank wants to apply ideas as bond investor
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When loans' LTVs hit 80%, Bitcoin stakes are liquidated in seconds
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Latest issue rides on coattails of big tech investment spree
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Frontier market bond issuance dropped in 2019, with sovereign issuance at its lowest figure since 2011, amid signs that private-sector creditors are pulling back from riskier countries.
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Greencoat UK Wind, the renewable energy infrastructure fund, has agreed to buy an 18.8MW wind farm for £51m, using debt facilities.
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Renewable energy company Vena Energy stumped Asian investors with its debut bond sale on Wednesday, relying instead on heavy support from Europe.
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China Forestry Group, a state-owned company that cultivates and manages forest reserves in the country, has closed its $145m loan with four banks.
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Alstom, the French maker of trains and railway equipment, has struck a €7.45bn deal to acquire Bombardier’s trains division and will partly finance the trade via a €2bn rights issue later this year or in early 2021.
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Royal Bank of Scotland — or NatWest Group, as it plans to rebrand itself later this year — is set to cut back risk-weighted assets in the investment bank, particularly in rates. The bank also committed to stricter lending and underwriting criteria for fossil fuel companies.
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When the stakes are high, a small change in odds merits a big reaction
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Craig Coben examines whether it is true that no good deed goes unpunished
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Eight banks provided loan facility to company
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Vaccine bond programme to issue $1.5bn this year but needs new pledges
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First deal of its kind more than 1.5 times subscribed
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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Sponsored by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
CAF gearing up to transform regional development
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Sponsored by Emirates NBD Capital
Emirates NBD Capital: An unrivalled conduit for Middle East liquidity