BNP Paribas
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France is preparing a 30 year OAT syndication, capitalising on a market that seems eager for paper that has snapped up an EFSF tap with an order book more than eight times subscribed. -
Europe’s high grade corporations are lining up bond issues in euro and sterling for this week, which could be the last before the market slows down for a summer break. Meanwhile, analysts and investors agree that there is considerable room for borrowers to sharply ramp up primary market activity in the next session.
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Three infrequent FIG borrowers are set to drop into a stable euro market this week, with Arion Bank, Banca Popolare di Sondrio and Westpac New Zealand all preparing senior deals .
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Prada, the Italian fashion house, has completed an amend and extend operation on its main bank revolving credit facility. Lenders say similar deals will make up the bulk of their business for the rest of the year.
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Renewable energy company Vena Energy was back in the bond market on Wednesday with a $175m tap of its debut green bond.
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The extraordinary amount of cash sloshing around Europe’s corporate bond market has put acute pressure on triple-B rated corporates looking to raise debt, with market participants hoping a summer break will act as a release valve on super-tight spreads. Mike Turner reports.
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UniCredit plans to make labelled financing a regular part of its funding across the group, following the launch of its debut labelled bond this week. Its first deal proved popular as it stacked up more than €3.25bn of demand.
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A trio of rare names made use of the attractive issuance conditions and strong appetite for credit to launch debut deals this week. Two of the borrowers — Illimity and Groupama — chose to print subordinated deals into this stable market, while Erste Bank Croatia sold its first public deal outside its home market.
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Inmobiliaria Colonial, the Spanish property company, reopened its newly printed June 2029 bonds on Thursday, paying a few basis points' concession to increase them by 25%.
