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Equity capital market bankers have reason to cheer. More than 30 businesses are planning to go public in Europe, making this year the busiest for IPOs since 2007. But bankers will have to get used to splitting the fee pot with larger IPO syndicates than ever before.
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Failure in the sovereign bond market today was quite simply not an option for the Hellenic Republic. And by pricing Eu8bn of five year bonds some 300bp back of Germany, Greece and its lead managers ensured the deal was a blowout success. But before the European sovereign bond market gets carried away, life is set to get tougher for Greece as an issuer before it gets better, on account of the vast amounts it and its fellow European sovereigns still need to raise this year
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Long tenors are returning to the syndicated loan market. While improving volumes and pricing might be more important to bankers, the shift is a crucial step in re-emphasising the market’s relevance to European companies.
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Asian and US buyers rallied to the controversial bonds sold by Manchester United football club on Friday — but the deal showed a welcome caution on the part of European high yield investors.
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The first glimmer of a Middle Eastern loan since Dubai’s debt crisis in November emerged last week. But it will take more than a blowout deal from Mubadala, one of the region’s best credits, to open up the market for other borrowers.
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Fault lines are developing in the global regulatory crackdown on banking but it is clear that governments expect to get their pound of flesh. The only certainty is intrusive and costly regulation.