Americas

M&A funding dominated the last full week before Thanksgiving

High beta and long duration back in demand after US inflation falls

The sovereign secured at least 10bp of greenium

Bank has made a number of key capital markets and M&A hires and promotions in New York, including co-heads of global capital markets for the Americas

US dollar market helped the province to raise an equivalent of five to six domestic bonds

◆ SocGen and especially UBS garner huge demand for high yielding AT1s ◆ Red-hot interest suggests more European banks could issue in subordinated Yankees ◆ HSBC and BBVA raise $2.75bn in tier two

An avalanche of corporate dollar supply surpassed expectations this week amid a strong rate rally

Juicy initial pricing lured investors but demand stayed strong even after tightening

Former IB co-CEO to join as vice-chair of corporate and investment bank

European real estate sector has been pressured by rising borrowing costs

Three Latin American borrowers clinch strong deals while US Treasuries sell off again

Longer maturity plays into sovereign’s IMF-mandated strategy to substitute expensive local debt for external funding