BNP Paribas

A flurry of banks may print private placements in Swedish kronor in the coming weeks as Swedish investors look to diversify. BPCE benefited from that drive as it sold its third deal in the currency this week.

Euro benchmarks from supranational borrowers that traditionally fund in dollars could be a feature of next quarter’s market, after the Asian Development Bank impressed with its debut benchmark in euros this week.

Indonesian conglomerate CT Corp signed its $1.275bn fundraising on Friday, March 20, a deal that saw a group of 19 banks piling in during syndication.

Airbus Group, also known as the European Aeronautical, Defence and Space Co, was cheered today by investors on its return to the euro bond market for the first time for five years.

International Vending Services, the Italian operator of vending machines, has sold a €50m tap of its €200m April 2020 high yield notes.

One of Italy’s more troubled financial institutions, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, will sell a senior unsecured bond to screaming demand, in yet another illustration of how hunger for yield is not so much opening the door to market access to previously questionable credits; it is rolling out the red carpet and hosting a champagne reception in their honour.

BNP Paribas made disintermediation the heart of its 2016 strategy for the corporate and investment banking business, and committed to “bolster debt platforms, in particular high yield”.

Royal Bank of Scotland returned to the funding markets late last week for its first standalone bond issue since 2008.

Chinese property developer Optics Valley Union Holding Company raised HK$830m ($107m) on March 21, relying heavily on orders from Chinese investors to execute an IPO belonging to one of the most out of favour sectors in Hong Kong at the moment.

Latin America’s most frequent sovereign bond issuer, Mexico, will begin meeting fixed income investors in Europe on March 26, according to a banker close to the borrower. The borrower told GlobalCapital in January that it was intending to issue in euros at some point in 2014.

Mexico has picked banks for a series of fixed income investor meetings across Europe, and kicks off the roadshow in Germany on Wednesday.

Mexico has picked banks for a series of fixed income investor meetings across Europe, and kicks off the roadshow in Germany on Wednesday.