Banks
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JP Morgan appoints syndicate head for private markets — RBC loses M&A banker — Mizuho names sustainability head -
As the coronavirus pandemic threatens every facet of capital markets activity, trading floors and back offices have emptied in recent days, leading to questions about how efficiently business can be done from home and alternative sites, write Paola Aurisicchio, Jasper Cox, Jennifer Kang and Ross Lancaster.
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JP Morgan faced down a global market rout this week to print its first senior unsecured dollar bond of 2020, jumping ahead of Wall Street rivals before markets froze in fear over the coronavirus pandemic.
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The European Central Bank failed to cheer bank debt investors with a stimulus package at the end of a difficult week that saw credit spreads soar. However, some analysts think that the ECB offered more than was immediately apparent, with its moves amounting to €800bn of capital relief.
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A sharp turn in market sentiment following the announcement of a travel ban by the US has destroyed any hopes for a revival in the corporate bond market, sending high grade spreads 25bp wider as borrowers ducked and covered until at least next week.
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JP Morgan has appointed James Mazur, a former hedge fund executive, as head of private syndicate in its EMEA equity capital markets private placements business.
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Investec Group has cancelled the IPO of its asset management division Ninety One due to extreme market volatility, although the listing and demerger of the unit will still go ahead as planned, according to a stock exchange filing.
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British American Tobacco has signed the first multicurrency revolving credit facility that uses a variety of risk-free rates as benchmarks, potentially clearing a hurdle that loan market participants have long said was hindering the transition from Libor.
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Garanti BBVA has launched the first environmental, social and governance loan from Turkey's banking sector, as the syndicated loan primary market continues to be one of the few hardy spots in a financial system hit by the coronavirus and oil price panic.
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China Cinda (HK) Holdings Co priced a $2bn four-tranche transaction on Wednesday, paying a premium to reach its size target as the fast-spreading novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, continued to rattle global markets.
