Barclays

Barclays has roundly rejected the New York attorney general’s complaint about its dark pool, saying that it is based on “clear and substantial factual errors” and that the very documents that the suit is based on “along with the complaint’s other fatal flaws” should get it thrown out.

Greenko Dutch announced its debut international bond on Wednesday, a dollar five year non-call three. Supported by strong investor appetite for Indian high yield, the issue was already covered by indications of interest when books opened, according to dealers.

Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) opened guidance on its first dollar bond in nearly a decade on Thursday. With investors viewing the policy bank as a proxy for the sovereign, bankers are looking at where other state owned enterprises (SOEs) are trading to price the deal.

UK petrochemicals company Ineos Grangemouth priced a UK government guaranteed €285m five year bond on Wednesday.

UK petrochemicals company Ineos Grangemouth priced a UK government guaranteed €285m five year bond on Wednesday.

Orion Engineered Carbons, a German carbon black producer, is raising a €780m-equivalent loan to refinance its capital structure ahead of its US IPO.

Greenko Dutch announced its debut international bond, a dollar five year non-call three, on Wednesday. Supported by strong investor appetite for Indian high yield, the issue was already covered by indications of interest when books opened, according to dealers.

Thai Airways has postponed its perpetual offering as it is yet to agree on the format of the bond. With the Thai militia wading in on the governance of its flagship airline, bankers say it is proving difficult to reach an agreement on the perp's structure with investors.

Net4Gas, the Czech gas transmission system operator, launched its first bond on Thursday, raising €460m with a two tranche deal.

Ineos Grangemouth, the petrochemical plant in Scotland owned by Ineos Group, is to become the second company to issue a bond using the UK government’s Infrastructure Guarantee.

A tinge of risk-aversion crept into the US corporate bond market on Thursday, as investors digested the US government’s decision to broaden its sanctions on Russia over the situation in Ukraine.

German insurer Talanx appeared out of the blue on Wednesday in the senior market, taking advantage of improved sentiment and settling spreads with a £500m no-grow 12 year bond that was priced with an attractive new issue premium and continued to trade well in secondary markets.