Barclays
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Hammerson, the UK property company, has signed a £420m revolving credit facility with eight banks, including four new lenders. -
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi kept his powder dry at his latest monetary policy meeting on Thursday, sending eurozone government bond yields higher — something that is likely to be welcomed in the offices of the European Stability Mechanism.
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Italy wowed the market on Tuesday with the second blow-out 20 year sovereign benchmark in as many weeks, as bankers tipped other issuers to try out the unconventional maturity.
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Heineken launched a 10 year bond today, almost immediately after publishing its first quarter results, and ended up increasing the deal to €800m on strong demand.
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State-owned Georgian Oil & Gas Company crunched pricing from guidance on Tuesday to print a $250m five year bond with a 7% yield.
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UBI Banca has begun marketing a tier two transaction, which will be the first capital sale from an Italian bank since January.
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The Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) attracted high quality non-Chinese bidders for its dual currency, triple tranche offering this week. The response shows that demand remains high for mainland credits despite concerns about the country’s growth.
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Italy enticed investors out the curve on Tuesday with its first ever 20 year euro benchmark, offering a pick-up of around 40bp over where its 15 year benchmark — a more traditional pricing point for the sovereign — was trading in secondaries.
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A Barclays FIG DCM banker is moving into a senior treasury job at the bank.
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State owned Georgian Oil & Gas Corporation has released initial price thoughts for its dollar bond, which a lead manager estimated offered around a 50bp new issue premium.
