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The release of its audited financial results allowed Brazilian state oil company Petrobras to avoid a further downgrade from Moody’s. But as yet the agency has given no indication of the upgrade some are expecting. -
Crown European Holdings was back in the euro high yield market on Monday with a €600m deal that will be used to repay its US parent company’s term loan ‘B’.
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After years of capital reductions, balance sheet reorganizations and strategic exits, GlobalCapital thought it was time to test the market.
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Chemours, the titanium, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions business being spun off by EI du Pont de Nemours & Co, has started a roadshow in London for a €350m bond issue, as part of a larger $2.5bn offering of senior unsecured notes.
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As of Thursday, every bank boss that wants to stand up for wholesale finance will have a tougher time. Let’s hope Deutsche’s Libor failures are the nadir, and that this time around conduct really does improve.
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A first three year dollar benchmark from World Bank in several years won universal acclaim this week. But, more importantly, it showed the potential of a new bid from the US.
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A pair of issuers were able to access sterling in size this week as European investors increasingly seek to buy in the currency.
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Three euro benchmark covered bonds were issued this week from borrowers in Belgium, Norway and the Netherlands. But it was the debut Dutch conditional pass through (CPT) structure from Van Lanschot Bankiers that proved the most interesting.
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Nationwide Building Society and ASB Bank tapped the senior unsecured sterling market this week, bringing what are likely to be among the last trades in the currency before a break before the UK general election.
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Klöckner Pentaplast, the German plastic packaging maker, has closed books on a €881m loan, increased by €50m, after hitting its advanced deadline for commitments with a bang.
