BNP Paribas
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The Republic of Slovenia revealed the mandate for its debut sustainability bond on Monday, just months after it impressed market participants with a 60 year bond. -
GN Store Nord, a Danish hearing aid maker, has signed a €350m revolving credit facility, pulling syndicated and bilateral lines into one deal.
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Hybrids and crossover rated corporate bond issuers hit screens this week, as the thirst for yield returned to the European market.
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Office owners and operators found a warm reception in the high grade corporate bond market this week, with investors and analysts growing increasingly bullish on the sector despite the risks it faces.
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Heimstaden Bostad, the Swedish housing company, had a trickier time in the market with its hybrid capital issue on Thursday than Poste Italiane had a day earlier, suggesting that there is still some sectoral sensitivity among yield-hungry corporate bond buyers.
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Bank Julius Baer, the operating company of the private Swiss bank, took an unusual approach for its debut euro issue this week as it raised €500m of senior funding with the yield set at 0% from the outset.
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Naturgy Energy, the Spanish gas and electricity utility, has doubled the size of its revolving credit facility in an amend and extend exercise, the latest demonstration that the balance of power in the loan market remains firmly on the side of the borrowers.
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Europe’s high grade bond market hosted issuers at both ends of the rating spectrum on Wednesday, with Italian transmission company Terna and Singapore’s Ascendas Reit finding ample demand for their higher rated debt.
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GlobalCapital reveals today the winners of its Bond Awards 2021, including celebration of the achievement of top corporate banks and issuers — and Lifetime Achievement Awards for two of Europe’s most prominent corporate funding officials.
