Banks

Hires bolster M&A, ECM, and leveraged and acquisition finance teams

◆ Rare format from issuer amplifies trend of UK lenders printing opco debt ◆ Arrives amid demand for debt from national champions ◆ Follows equivalent senior preferred bonds from French banks

Utilities metering company could refinance Schuldschein in coming months

◆ Canadian issuer tightened spread by 2bp ◆ Bank's seventh tranche of covereds of 2026 ◆ BMO has placed dollar euro and sterling covereds since January

The Japanese bank is expanding its corporate and investment banking business in EMEA to serve its global strategy with a new-look management team under Matthew Ponsonby

Analysts have said the mortgage market and spreads do not support the widespread issuance of longer dated covered bonds

The two Japanese mega-banks racked up massive order books ahead of US Independence Day

After the busiest June since 2010, banks are well progressed in the covered funding programmes

◆ Euro leg forms part of near-$5bn triple currency senior funding salvo ◆ First euro senior pref fixed rate offering from the bank since 2023 ◆ Limited concession paid

London-based banker joins from BBVA

Internal and external moves revamp French bank's IB team

The Greek infrastructure investor said the cash will be allocated to transportation, water, energy and other related infrastructure projects