Banks

Amélie Darrort, co-head of the euro medium term note desk and head of French public sector debt capital markets at JP Morgan, will be relocating from London to Paris in the summer as part of a post-Brexit relocation, GlobalCapital understands.

Raiffeisen Schweiz kicked off its 2021 funding year with an opportunistic Swiss franc dual tranche bail-in bond on Wednesday, landing about 10bp tighter than where it debuted last October.

Lagardère, the French book publisher and travel retail company, has signed a €465m short term government-backed loan and extended its revolving credit facility, as the company shuffles its loan liabilities amid a plunge in revenue.

London-listed transport booking app Trainline has tapped the equity-linked market for the first time by issuing a £150m ($204m) convertible bond.

Diversification has taken hold in central Asia's Uzbekistan, which over the last two years has started its pivot towards international capital markets. According to sources, a plethora of debut deals is expected to hit markets in coming months.

Singaporean ride-hailing company Grab Holdings has added a dash of excitement to the loan market with plans to raise $750m from a new outing. Pan Yue reports.

Singapore-based Ivanhoe Capital listed a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) on the New York Stock Exchange this week, raising $240m after increasing the size of the float.

Crédit Agricole has named Victoria Land as its new head of sustainable banking for Asia Pacific.

UK stationery retailer Paperchase has submitted a notice of intent to appoint administrators, as it struggles to cope with the effects of lockdowns and disruption to Christmas sales.

Damien Loynes' syndicate responsibilities at Crédit Agricole have been expanded.

The run-off for the final two seats in the US Senate was nearing its close on Wednesday and it looks likely that Democrats will secure both, granting the party a majority in both houses of Congress. The race has caused a spike in US Treasury yields, lending Wednesday’s SSA borrowers a big boost.

The European Investment Bank announced its first euro benchmark of the year on Wednesday, looking to take advantage of a super strong backdrop and avoid an expected heavy pipeline of supply next week.