Banks

◆ Joint Länder trade raises €1bn ◆ JLMs help cover deal ◆ EGB sell-off deepens

◆ Deal makes ‘good sense’ from an arb perspective ◆ First time out in sterling for more than a year ◆ £350m deal size larger than expected

◆ First EU green bond from FIG after corporate and SSA debuts ◆ Bank turbocharges senior funding in euros a day after sterling visit ◆ Deals have similar structures and maturities

◆ Cost saving to euros and dollars continues to lure non-UK borrowers ◆ Sterling real money investors show clear affinity for higher spread offerings ◆ Demand slows for tighter Nordea

◆ Strong market for subordinated bank debt in euros and dollars ◆ Investors buy ‘undersupplied’ UniCredit AT1 at multi-year low yield in the asset class ◆ Barclays, SMFG and ENBD target dollar AT1 buyers

◆ Macquarie five year follows in CBA's tailwind ◆ Pair pay minimal premiums ◆ Macquarie's first covered bond since 2022

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◆ Curve repriced significantly since January ◆ Bond prices tight after spread moves 2bp ◆ Lower Saxony borrows with nine year

◆ Issuer hits a market embracing every type of FIG deal ◆ Big order attrition but no concession paid ◆ CCF prepares to optimise tier two capital well ahead of call

◆ Nordic lender appears with short-dated defensive note ◆ Public FIG FRN sales YTD highest since at least 2020 ◆ Format benefits investors and issuers

◆ Another offshore borrower set to print in euro 6NC5 format ◆ Issuers favour October 2029 Gilt ◆ Investors 'quite ambivalent' about choice of Gilt

BNP Paribas consolidated its status as the leading European corporate and investment bank in 2024, as it strives towards rivalling the US big five. The bank has four priorities for 2025