BNP Paribas
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The World Bank on Tuesday mandated for a dollar benchmark, as action in the market heated up in anticipation of the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting on March 15-16. -
Unibail-Rodamco, the Franco-Dutch property company, finally pounced on the euro bond market on Tuesday after just over two weeks of stalking attractive pricing levels.
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ThyssenKrupp, the German industrial group, joined the surge of corporate bond issuance on Tuesday as the fallen angel company raised €750m.
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KfW is set to print a 10 year euro benchmark, following in the footsteps of Belgium and Finland, this week as issuers attempt to conclude funding before the European Central Bank’s meeting on March 10.
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Daimler brought its second triple tranche bond of the year to market on Tuesday, as primary issuance in the corporate market began to crank up.
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Banca Popolare di Vicenza has filed a request for admission of its shares on Borsa Italiana, ahead of a shareholder vote to approve the bank’s IPO and capital increase.
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BP on Monday became the first big oil company to brave Europe's corporate bond market this year, as it issued a €2bn dual tranche bond.
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Two European sovereigns mandated for benchmark bonds in euros on Monday leading what is expected to be a scramble to get in and out of the primary market before the European Central Bank meeting on March 10.
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BNP Paribas Investment Partners has hired Luther Bryan Carter as head of emerging market fixed income.
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Not all emerging markets bond bankers may agree with the strategy — with certain deal-hungry New York dealers particularly vociferous in their opposition — but Latin American sovereigns are placing increasing faith in the euro market for their international funding, writes Oliver West.
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This week the Schuldschein market completed what could be its second largest deal ever, for Aldi subsidiary Hofer, and also launched its first two green deals — in what looks like another impressive year for the market.
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The long end of the euro curve is wide open for public sector borrowers, after a pair of issuers printed deals this week and speculation grew that further central bank stimulus is on the way.
