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Equity capital markets bankers are pitching aggressively for any new business they can get, often disregarding issuer region or the size of the deal, to make up for the dearth of supply so far in 2019. -
Czech Railways (České dráhy), the 100% state-owned Czech national railway operator, is embarking on a European roadshow for a seven year bond.
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Haitong UniTrust has launched pre-deal investor education for its Hong Kong IPO, as the Chinese financier looks to make it fourth time lucky for its deal.
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The UK Debt Management Office has mandated four banks for the first Gilt syndication of its 2019/2020 financial year.
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China’s Zai Lab has priced a follow-on sale of 7.8m American Depository Share (ADS), its second since its listing on the Nasdaq.
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BP on Thursday gave the European corporate bond market its first test of a really big, multi-tranche, investment grade issue since Easter, and showed that the market is every bit as keen as before the break. Order books for the three part bond were big and new issue premiums slim to invisible.
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The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and European Investment Bank (EIB) swung by the sterling market this week, as a lack of competitive activity and a favourable basis swap proved to be a strong lure for issuers.
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Citi has named Francisco Abularach and Todd Guenther as co-heads of global infrastructure investment banking.
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UK security and outsourcing company G4S has sold roughly $350m of US private placements with seven and 10 year maturities, as the market shows it still has an appetite for UK support services.
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The Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) dealt a fresh blow to India’s National Stock Exchange’s long-delayed IPO plans this week.
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European Investment Bank slipped into the sterling market on Tuesday to tap its December 2023 notes for another £350m, as issuers continue to push through deals in the currency while the going is good.
