Banks

UK REIT Tritax Big Box has signed a £250m short term facility, as the large logistics warehouse investor looks to make acquisitions.

The Republic of Albania hit screens on Tuesday to print a €500m seven year no-grow and, in the face of strong demand, was able to pull in the spread.

Petrochemicals company Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) is in the market on Tuesday with a dual tranche dollar deal.

Jefferies' drive to build its EMEA emerging markets business took another step forward this week, with the hiring of two research analysts, supporting a trading business that's been put together over the past two years. The US bank is rumoured to have its eyes on the primary markets next.

NordLB has recently expanded its covered bond trading desk, hiring a dealer with considerable experience in the market.

Nep Group, a US producer of broadcast programmes, gave price talk below 400bp for all first lien loans in the financing for its buyout by Carlyle, a further sign that margins have tightened in the leveraged loan market.

Commerzbank is getting ready to sell its first green bonds, using the non-preferred senior format as a way of providing funding for renewable energy projects.

Lloyds Banking Group was selling a new additional tier one in the dollar market on Tuesday, as members of the UK's governing party met for a conference in Birmingham. Investors in UK assets are keenly focused on the risk that the UK exits the EU without an agreement with the bloc.

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has completed an amend and extend on its syndicated loan, stretching out the tenor of its first international deal.

A DCM banker of five years standing is leaving BNP Paribas to join JP Morgan.

Société Générale became the first foreign bank to sell a Taiwanese dollar-denominated green bond on Tuesday, giving a fillip to the island state’s nascent green market.

Yancoal Australia has passed a listing hearing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is preparing for the launch of its IPO this month.