BNP Paribas
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Just as European equity capital sales made a prompt start to the year today with the €1bn NN Group block trade, the equity-linked market has also wasted no time. Safran, the French aerospace and defence company, issued a €650m convertible at what a banker claimed was a record low yield. -
Arcadis, a Dutch design and consultancy firm, clinched a €300m revolving credit facility from a group of five banks before the Christmas holiday.
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Korea Midland Power Co (Komipo) has mandated three banks for a dollar offering ahead of the redemption of an outstanding note due in March.
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Automotive company Mazda drew three Japanese banks to its €500m refinancing facility in late December, allocating over half of the deal to two of them, according to a loan official with knowledge of the deal.
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Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail (LMIR) Trust has wrapped up a S$100m ($70.6m) term loan with three lenders.
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A $1.5bn refinancing for Tata Steel that went into senior syndication in early December has been funded by 17 lenders.
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The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the corporate, public sector, financial institution and emerging market bond markets. Below are the Corporate Deals of the Year 2015. We selected the trades that we think will be remembered for their success in challenging conditions, for making the best use of the demand available to them, or for having made a longer lasting impact, such as the re-opening of a market. The winners are presented here.
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The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the corporate, high yield, public sector, financial institution and emerging market bond markets. Below are the High Yield Deals of the Year 2015.
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After an eventful year for European corporate bonds, HSBC has ousted BNP Paribas as top bookrunner for European issuers, though BNPP stays top for all corporate issues in euros.
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Kathrein, the German communications technology manufacturer, has signed a €350m revolving credit facility for refinancing purposes.
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Solvay, the Belgian chemical company, achieved a 95% take-up for its €1.5bn rights issue, which concluded last week, to finance its $5.5bn takeover of Cytec Industries – one of 2015’s most prominent M&A financings in the European equity capital market.
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Another foreign issuer has joined the German Schuldschein market, as Sweden's Saab signs its first ever deal. It was arranged by two non-German banks.
