Banks
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has appointed a banker from Santander to lead its sector coverage for the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Uruguay-based shipping and logistics firm Navios South American Logistics was the only Latin American borrower on a roadshow this week but debt capital markets bankers hope that a benevolent rates environment may cajole nervous issuers into primary markets.
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The US holding company of Spain’s Santander made its first trip to the dollar bond market in almost six months, as issuers made the most of improving conditions.
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ING puts Kennedy at risk — BofA’s Tannenbaum given levfin role — Barclays hires equities chief
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DZ Bank launched InGen this week. The new medium term note (MTN) trading platform aims to simplify the reverse inquiry process.
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CDP Financial and Swedish Export Credit Corp (SEK) were the only SSA names to brave a volatile dollar market this week, and both deals got across the line.
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Eutelsat, the Baa3/BBB- rated satellite company, launched a benchmark eight year euro bond on Thursday, into a market kept empty by the European Central Bank's press conference. Bilfinger and Cabot were the only other corporate issuers.
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Bilfinger succeeded in issuing its €250m bond on Thursday, having had to pull it in October. The German industrial services group obtained a €600m book and was able to knock 37.5bp off the yield.
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Kepler Cheuvreux has become the go-to option for European banks looking to breathe life into failing their equity capital markets businesses. David Rothnie reports.
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The buyout loan backing Advent’s acquisition of Evonik’s methacrylates business has struggled in the first round of syndication, with leads increasing the OID and targeting the wide end of guidance.
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Swedish Export Credit Corp’s $650m floating rate note printed this week won the approval of bankers off the trade, as the demand for Libor-linked debt shows little sign of dissipating.