Banks

Peter Lammer and Jan Hruska, the co-founders of UK cybersecurity company Sophos Group, have sold the last of their stock in the company before it is due to be acquired by US private equity fund Thoma Bravo next year.

Groupe BPCE benefited from a bookbuilding process that was shorter than usual on a visit to the Samurai bond market this week, raising about $670m equivalent of preferred and non-preferred senior debt.

China Bohai Bank has begun working with four Chinese banks on a multi-billion-dollar IPO expected in Hong Kong next year, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Crédit Agricole printed a Rmb1bn ($142m) three year renminbi bond in China on Wednesday. Despite being a senior preferred deal and including write-down and conversion to equity clauses, both new to onshore investors, the Panda still managed to achieve tight pricing and a well-covered book. Rebecca Feng reports.

China YuHua Education pocketed HK$2.02bn ($258.5m) from a convertible bond this week to buy back its outstanding CB, printing a deal that was tailored for hedge funds, writes Jonathan Breen.

China Everbright Bank has raised $500m from a floating rate note that was heavily supported by Chinese banks.

Zhuhai Huafa Group Co showed a vote of confidence in Macau’s stock exchange on Wednesday when it priced a $200m bond that was tailored to Macau's investors.

BRI Multifinance Indonesia (BRI Finance) is tapping the offshore loan market for an up to $100m borrowing.

Corporate bond investors in Europe have enjoyed an “exceptional” year, according to analysts at one bank, with significant spread tightening in all sectors, even though negative yields have become increasingly common again.

Swedish Export Credit Corporation appointed banks on Wednesday for the first syndicated public sector dollar bond since mid-November.

Shares in Italian football club Juventus FC have started to trade ex-rights this week ahead of its €300m rights issue, which is expected to price before Christmas to give the club more firepower in the January transfer window.

Société Générale has become the latest firm to join Spire, the multi-dealer structured note platform.