Americas

US fashion brands group PVH Corp on Tuesday sold its first bond in the euro high yield market, amid growing concerns that the UK could vote to leave the European Union.

Sysco Corp, the US food service group, completed the financing for its acquisition of UK peer Brakes Group on Tuesday with a €500m bond that was successfully sold in the teeth of market volatility.

The Province of Manitoba sold a 10 year dollar bond on Tuesday, taking advantage of a good window despite the impending Fed rates decision on Wednesday.

Citadel Securities, the market making business, has made a senior FICC sales hire from Barclays to its Chicago office.

Argentine pulp and paper company Celulosa Argentina has received approval from its board for a second attempt to issue international debt after the company’s CEO told directors that there would be appetite for new bonds thanks to the “new context” in capital markets.

Cott Corp, the US-Canadian drinks maker, on Thursday sold a €450m bond to support its buyout of Eden Springs of Switzerland.

Two new borrowers launched deals in the European high yield market on Monday, PVH and Salini Impregilo. Both are double-B rated, like most of last week’s deals.

Law firm Allen & Overy and financial services firm Deloitte are working together on a solution to help big banks comply with regulations that are due to come into force from September and require margin to be posted on over-the-counter derivatives trades.

The Argentine province of Salta will meet bond investors this week as it looks to become the latest in a line of sub-sovereigns from the country to offer international bonds.

Chilean state-owned lender Banco del Estado de Chile’s CFO told GlobalCapital that the issuer would look at issuing more SRI bonds after selling a so-called “women bond” denominated in Japanese yen on Friday.

US regulators are determined to press ahead with plans to impose margin rules on uncleared swaps from September despite the disadvantage this would cause US dealers, said lawyers, after the European Commission postponed its effective date until mid-2017.

Eight corporates and one sovereign raised international bonds from Latin America this week as overwhelming technicals, a newly dovish US Fed and fears of post-Brexit trauma led the region’s borrowers to flock to markets.