Market ‘still good’, despite softer CRU and Sparebank

There is an even chance that two deals could surface from Europe’s core and periphery next week, bankers said on Friday, but potential issuers have been perturbed by the performance of this week’s two deals, both of which have softened slightly. However, in both cases there were specific factors at work that are unlikely to impinge on prospective deals where there is high confidence of a strong reception.