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The Russian sovereign could soon issue its next Eurobond, with both euros and dollars on the table. But if it does launch a deal, the move will be as much financing as it will be a political play to help defend the country from more US sanctions. Francesca Young reports. -
Portugal sold its long-awaited debut Panda bond on Thursday, becoming just the third European sovereign and the first from the eurozone to tap China’s bond market.
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Louis Dreyfus Co, the Dutch-based agricultural commodities trader, has renewed its $750m North American bank credit line, and become the latest company to add a sustainability-linked element to its revolving credit facility.
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China East Education Holdings has launched bookbuilding for its potential HK$5.3bn ($681m) IPO.
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Isabel Martin Vazquez, a former supranational, sovereign and agency and emerging markets debt capital markets banker at Barclays, has joined Spanish advisory firm Didendum as a partner, to lead an expansion of its business from London.
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Shares in Watches of Switzerland, the UK luxury watch retailer, surged in the aftermarket on Thursday after the company priced its £220m ($277.46m) IPO a day early in the upper half of the price range.
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Switzerland’s Sucafina has renewed its $300m syndicated loan, with all 11 banks that lent to the coffee trader’s debut in 2017 rejoining the deal as bankers say there is still not enough business to go around.
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European elections, which produced relief in much of Europe and some horror in the UK, have not fazed corporate bond markets. But they may have caused this week's dearth of issuance. Illinois Tool Works' three trancher on Wednesday may be the only fruit. But investors' diaries are filling up with roadshow dates.
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Airtel Africa, the African subsidiary of Indian telecommunications conglomerate Bharti Airtel, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, paving the way for a multi-billion pound IPO that will allow its parent to raise funds to reduce its debt.
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Spanish infrastructure and renewable energy company Acciona has returned to the Schuldschein market with a €150m-minimum triple tranche transaction. As lenders begin to loosen lines to Italy and Spain, arrangers said there may be more borrowers from those countries to come.
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BOC Aviation, the aircraft leasing group owned by Bank of China, is returning to the offshore loan market, seven months after it sealed a smaller transaction.
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