Atanas Dinov

Senior Debt

Munich, Germany - August 22, 2014: Modern headquarters and office building of Allianz SE insurance company and financial investment group

Allianz prints tight senior but concessions lure investors

◆ Rare deal achieves 4.5 times subscription ratio ◆ Investors keen to buy German issuers ◆ Bankers hope German recovery will reopen wider European FIG market

Atanas Dinov, June 26, 2024

Senior Debt

Asian investors support BMO Kangaroo and HSBC Samurai

◆ BMO Kanga gets them hopping outside of Oz ◆ HSBC sells into Japan and beyond ◆ Innovative yen coupon floor

Atanas Dinov, June 21, 2024

FIG People and Markets

RBC hires four FIG investment bankers from Deloitte

Bank wants to expand its FIG advisory work in Europe, especially in insurance and loan portfolios

Atanas Dinov, June 21, 2024

FIG

06.04.2015 Lorelay Germany - Medieval Knight games knights fighting in tournament riding on horse

Europe's FIG market is holding out for a hero

The market wants a highly rated national champion — just not a French one — to be its knight upon a fiery steed

Atanas Dinov, June 20, 2024

Senior Debt

HSBC finalises rare opco Samurai as BMO eyes senior Aussie foray

◆ Cross-border yen funding remains open despite volatility elsewhere ◆ HSBC firms up terms on senior Samurai from its Hong Kong bank ◆ BMO marketing senior deal in Australian dollars

Atanas Dinov, June 19, 2024

FIG

Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) wait at the edge of the pack ice in preparation for a foraging journey out to sea, Dresc

French volatility stalls unsecured FIG funding for second week

◆ Election risk has sidelined European bank issuers ◆ Higher premiums required ◆ The pros and cons of issuing now or later

Atanas Dinov, June 17, 2024