Barclays
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SSA bankers are expecting another muted week of issuance as the market heads into the end of the quarter, with just a no-grow trade for the State of Berlin announced so far on Monday. -
Barclays and Natwest Markets have come first and second in league tables for cross-border activity in the US private placement market. As US private placements become more popular in the UK, British banks have strengthened their status in the market.
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The State of North-Rhine Westphalia increased the size of its century bond through syndication again last Friday, having tapped the bond only three days before.
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The State of North Rhine Westphalia took centre stage in a quiet euro public sector market this week with a syndicated increase of its century bond.
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Barclays is under pressure from activist investor Edward Bramson to slim down its investment bank. But among top European IBs, it made the second highest amount of revenue in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2018, according to new research. The results were less promising for Deutsche Bank, however.
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A surge of additional tier one issuance this week shone a light on how activity in the market is going to shape up in the coming months and years — refinancing is now the main game in town.
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Middle-Eastern payments company Network International is getting plenty of traction in pre-marketing for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange and has garnered interest from investors interested in anchoring the transaction, according to sources close to the IPO.
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SSP, the UK food and drinks retail operator, has sold US private placements (US PP) via Barclays and Bank of America. Pricing was similar to its PP debut last year, market participants said, which is a sign that, for the right UK credit, the market remains stable amid the Brexit storm.
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Royal Bank of Scotland brought a new holding company level transaction in front of sterling investors on Thursday, as market participants remain confused about the outcome of Brexit a week ahead of the UK’s scheduled date of departure from the EU.
