BNP Paribas
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Two public sector borrowers will follow the EU’s record breaking success in the euro market on Wednesday, with Agence Française de Développement looking to sell its debut bond under its new framework tied to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Greece tapping its 2035s. -
Getlink, the company that operates the Channel Tunnel, is preparing a €700m high yield green bond to refinance its 2023 bonds and raise cash for capex, including finishing off a landmark electricity connection between the UK and France. The refi comes after it negotiated waivers on the covenants in its term loan to deal with the impact of the pandemic.
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The European Union impressed as it sold its highly anticipated debut syndicated bond under its Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) funding programme on Tuesday, with the deal receiving record breaking demand at minimal new issue premiums.
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Swiss duty free operator Dufry has finished its Sfr820m at-market rights issue, which has enabled Advent International and Chinese e-commerce firm to take large strategic stakes in the company.
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China Development Bank (CDB) raised nearly $3bn from dollar and euro bonds on Monday, appealing to investors due to its rarity in the debt market.
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Blackstone Property Partners, the pan-European real estate company, got solid demand for its April 2027 bond on Monday, after last week’s tepid reaction from investors to the sector that saw a deal pulled.
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The European Union finally hit screens on Monday afternoon to announce the highly anticipated debut syndicated bond under its Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) funding programme.
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Italian insurer UnipolSai Assicurazioni will be hoping to launch its first restricted tier one (RT1) bond this week, after which it could retire a pair of its lower quality tier two instruments.
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Millicom International Cellular, the Luxembourg-headquartered telecoms company, has refinanced its main bank credit line with one linked to environmental, social and governance metrics. It claims this is one of the first such deals for Latin America through its reach into the region.
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Asia’s dollar bond market has been swamped with new deals this week. Thursday was no different, with corporate borrowers from Greater China alone raising just over $3bn between them.
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It was a moderate week for supply in the primary euro public sector bond market but the issuers that did come found ample demand, setting up a decent backdrop for the expected arrival of the European Union’s big borrowing programme next week.
