Banks

Swiss market shakes off January blues to offer size and tightening prices

The owner of South West Water is selling up to 24m new shares

Crédit Agricole Italia, SaarLB, OP and Tirol greatly boost covered confidence

Investors are keen to invest cash at the right spread

Demand for its new 10 year trade finished above €137bn

Energy and technology company gets RCF secured on growing European renewable business and three new lenders

'Sensible' pricing 'paid dividend' says lead

Italy takes €15bn from dual tranche sale as bankers advise borrowers to keep going

◆ Vast interest for FIG debt capital as investors make €15bn of orders ◆ Periphery tier one and two deals prove very popular ◆ Arkéa struggles to attract interest and pulls 12 year tier two

Scarcity and 'clever tenors' deliver €7.2bn book for ABN as 'pragmaticism' secures €1bn for Santander

At least one issuer is eyeing 10 years and more Austrian banks are expected

◆ Second French bank deal in sterling in less than a week ◆ Issuer attracts £1bn-plus book due to lack of FIG supply in the currency ◆ OSB prepares senior return after September debut