Barclays

The UK drew its largest ever book as it printed its biggest syndication in nominal terms in nearly three years on Tuesday — taking care of nearly a quarter of its overall syndication programme for the 2017-18 financial year in the process. Bankers away from the trade suggested some of the rampant demand may be due to investor hunger for 40 year paper.

Following the new structure announced in Barclays banking and markets business last week, JF Astier, who now heads capital markets, has laid out the senior leadership of the business, and Jonathan Brown, co-head of IG syndicate, has moved to a new job.

The Province of Quebec will print in sterling for the first time in over 20 years after hiring banks on Monday for a five year deal, joining other Canadian provinces in returning or debuting in the currency in 2017. The trade will come in the same week as the UK sovereign sells the first syndication of its 2017-18 financial year.

Barclays has priced the tightest sterling covered bond since January 2015 and attracted more demand than for any sterling covered bond ever issued.

The European subsidiary of CNH, the US agricultural machinery company formerly called Case New Holland, launched a benchmark euro high yield bond on Monday, as yields in the market hit new all-time lows.

Barclays is a bank in a hurry. Though its most turbulent years are well past, it has not slowed down the pace of change.

Global Ports Holding, the Turkish company that owns 15 ports in the Mediterranean and further afield, has priced its London IPO just above the bottom of the range, achieving a £465m market capitalisation. The shares are trading up about 1.75%.

Mexico City-based DCM bankers say that the mood among the country’s financial community has drastically improved since the start of the year, as Unifin on Wednesday became just the fourth Mexican credit to issue dollar debt in 2017.

Emmanuel Macron’s election as French president last weekend was the catalyst for a flood of revved up euro deals this week, with issuers and investors aiming at the long end of the curve as the biggest known political risk in Europe this year passed with a market-friendly outcome. Craig McGlashan reports.

Volatility late in the week failed to dampen a scorching few days of public sector dollar issuance, auguring well for more expected supply in the currency next week. Four issuers — some of which came this week to avoid other trades pencilled in for next week — were able to price deals at tight levels, with some coming through their curves.

Sam Dean, head of corporate finance for Europe at Barclays, is to retire from the bank and the industry, amid a sweeping reorganisation of Barclays' investment bank as its new head Tim Throsby makes his first major overhaul of management.

Public sector borrowers in the euro market on Thursday focused their attentions on the long end of the curve, but not every trade made it to full subscription.