Banks

Danske Bank has appointed two senior bankers to lead its reorganised global debt capital business.

Italgas, the Italian gas distributor, issued a €500m 12 year bond on Monday, although syndicate bankers said they expected deal flow to diminish to a trickle over the week.

Power company Electricité de France issued its third bond in quick succession on Monday, and investors piled into the book, seemingly little fazed by its heavy recent issuance.

Several sources in the US private placement market have told GlobalCapital that Indian power grid company Adani Transmission’s inaugural US private placement has not been placed, and the arrangers will return to the project in the first quarter of 2020.

One of Banca Imi's vice presidents of loan syndications in London has joined Commerzbank's international loan origination team in Paris.

Barclays offered investors a rare chance to add exposure to its senior debt in euros on Monday, helping to fill a supply gap from UK issuers in this currency.

LBBW is looking to hire a senior syndicate manager in Stuttgart with a focus on financial institutions.

Commerzbank took advantage of a rise in yields to launch a nine year Pfandbrief on Monday. With yields rising 6bp overnight amid an improvement in risk sentiment, bankers suggested a positive yielding long seven year can expect a fair reception.

Mediobanca was looking to sell its second six year senior bond of 2019 on Monday, revealing its preference for deals in the belly of the maturity curve.

The Bank of Italy will require Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena to maintain higher capital buffers from next year, after finding that it has become more complex and interconnected within the financial system.

Home First Finance Co India, a home loan provider, is planning an IPO of up to Rp15bn ($209.1m), according to a draft prospectus filed with the country’s securities regulator.

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure, a Chinese red-chip company listed in Hong Kong and incorporated in Bermuda, sold its first Panda bond in the interbank market last Friday, raising Rmb1bn ($142m).