Continental European firms make progress in race to recapitalise

Fundraising by continental European companies in response to Covid-19 has lagged behind those in the UK, which have raised more than £3bn since mid-March, but it is beginning to gather steam, with several large capital raises this week, including sales of new shares and convertible bonds by Just Eat Takeaway.com, the online food ordering marketplace, and Dufry, the Swiss operator of duty free concessions.