BNP Paribas

On Monday, French laboratory testing company Eurofins Scientific followed last Monday’s €299m equity sale with a €300m hybrid deal paying very little new issue premium, as the firm’s funding keeps pace with its acquisitions.

On Monday, Whirlpool became the fourth US issuer to use the euro corporate bond market in the last 15 days when it sold a €600m 10 year deal, 12 months after it last visited the market.

China Education Group is looking to list in Hong Kong by the end of the year with an IPO that is likely to fetch around $400m, according to a source close to the deal.

BNP Paribas' management team used the French bank's third quarter earnings call to quash rumours that it was pursuing a major cross-border acquisition in Europe, after the bank was linked to a bid for Commerzbank in September.

Shares in HelloFresh, the German meal kit delivery company, rose 4.3% on Thursday when they began trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, after its IPO was priced at the bottom of the revised range.

The Bank of England raised its base rate for the first time in more than 10 years on Thursday — but analysts described the move as a “dovish” and “pessimistic” hike. Gilt yields fell following the move, providing a potential boon for a UK Debt Management Office (DMO) syndication next week.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China closed a $1.5bn three tranche deal through its New York branch on Wednesday, finally closing the 10 year bond sale it hoped to do last year.

After weeks of risk-on behaviour, a cautious mood has gripped Europe’s equity capital markets after several of this season’s biggest IPOs traded badly in the aftermarket.

BNP Paribas is shaking up its equity-linked unit in Asia with the transfer of a senior banker to Singapore and a new hire, sources close to the matter said.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is marketing a dollar bond deal spanning three tranches through its New York branch.

Swiss coffee company Sucafina has signed its first syndicated loan for $300m with 11 banks.

Corporate hybrid bond investors have been heavily scaled back on their recent orders for new deals, so they will have been pleased by French laboratory testing firm Eurofins Scientific's Halloween Tuesday announcement mandating for its latest deal.