BNP Paribas
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France’s La Poste saw almost €14bn of demand for its dual tranche trade on Tuesday, with the state-owned postal service kick-starting the shortened week in style with borrowers expected to start exploring issuance down their capital structures. -
Dutch port operator Royal Boskalis Westminster has refinanced a €500m revolving credit facility, as analysts warn that the coronavirus pandemic could see world trade plunge by as much as 34%.
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BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole have become the first euro area banks to launch senior bonds for nearly two months. They joined UBS in the euro market on Tuesday, taking advantage of a recent rally in credit spreads across the sector.
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Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional and China's Lenovo Group set the stage for new dollar deals on Tuesday, taking advantage of a rally in Asian bonds and improved investor sentiment despite the growing impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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Fashion retailer H&M has signed a €980m revolving credit facility to sit alongside its existing main bank line, as the Swedish company becomes the latest to turn to the bank market to bolster its finances during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Agence Française de Développement (AFD) was the latest public sector agency to head to the euro market this week as it raised €1.5bn on Wednesday with a 10 year benchmark. While the deal was fully subscribed, the order book was not huge and the pricing did not tighten from guidance, indicating that the market may be slowing.
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Shares in UK online fashion retailer Asos rose by more than 30% on Wednesday after the company completed a £247m ($339.46m) share sale to shore up its balance sheet during the Covid-19 crisis. The rise reflects investor confidence that the fashion retailer will endure disruption from the pandemic causing a sharp drop in demand for fashionable clothes.
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The UK’s EasyJet is about to have $500m of funds released to it, after the budget airline sent a utilisation request to its banking group at the start of the week.
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Europe’s top rated corporate bond issuers on Wednesday pushed investors further still, despite the spate of recent deals, with Capgemini bringing the second two year fixed rate bond in as many days and National Grid bringing the longest sterling deal since the coronavirus crisis took hold in the West.
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Chunky books and shrinking new issue premiums were everywhere in Europe's high grade corporate bond market on Tuesday, as some investors said the market felt like it had found solid ground again after huge moves in recent weeks.
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European corporates found a strong bond market on Monday after raising a record amount of bond funding last week, as the European Central Bank pours money into high grade debt.
