Barclays
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Abu Dhabi-owned Mubadala will wrap up its $2bn refinancing by the end of May and has achieved roughly the same margin as the loan it refinances, according to two sources.
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The recent run of good news on IPOs was broken on Wednesday when Telepizza made a dire debut on Bolsa Madrid after its €550m flotation, priced on Tuesday.
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Belgium is set to bring a private dabbling in ultra-long debt issuance into the public sphere, as it mandated on Wednesday for a debut 50 year euro benchmark a week after placing its second 100 year medium term note.
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Amadeus, the Spanish airline ticketing systems group, has signed a €500m revolving credit facility with a group of 12 banks, bringing in two new lenders as two dropped out.
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UBI Banca became the first Italian lender to print tier two capital this year on Wednesday, laying the foundations for more periphery capital to follow.
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Signs of progress under new chief executive Jes Staley saw Barclays shares up almost 4% early on Wednesday, but with profits down 25% and return on equity languishing at 3.8% in the first quarter, they were soon trading down.
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The European Stability Mechanism rode the crest of a wave of demand for duration on Tuesday to complete its remaining funding needs for the second quarter, as Unédic looked to hit a shorter maturity.
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Travelodge Hotels, the UK budget hotel chain, on Tuesday began marketing a £360m two tranche bond, its debut issue, in a European high yield market still eager for confirmation that deal flow will pick up in the coming weeks.
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Kuoni, the Swiss travel company, will hold bank meetings on Thursday for debt backing its buyout by private equity firm EQT, following a near three month gestation period.
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Books for Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat Bankasi’s $500m bond closed with books over $2bn on Monday and the bank paying only a 10bp new issue premium for the note, according to a lead manager.
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Türkiye Vakiflar Bankasi (Vakifbank) brought a load of new faces to its investor base when it issued Turkey’s first publicly syndicated euro benchmark covered bond — at an extremely low cost of funding.
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The European Stability Mechanism is set to fill a gap in its maturity curve on Tuesday with its first ever 15 year euro benchmark, while other issuers are expected to follow the supranational with deals in the currency.