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Brazilian meatpacker JBS made an apparently impressive entry into the world of ESG debt last week with a well received sustainability-linked bond (SLB). While an SLB is an encouraging first step for a company that has for years been under the scrutiny of environmental campaigners, the KPIs in the deal cover a fraction of the company’s emissions, and the deal shows investors need be tougher on SLB issuers if the format is to have value. -
The largest institutional investors in the private placement market have the cash and, increasingly, the origination capabilities to draw companies into bilateral and club trades. If these whales can show companies there is no pricing pick-up over syndicated deals, the broader market is bound to lose ground.
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Although some bankers, keen on London life, are scrambling for ways to avoid having to move to the EU, further relocations due to take place this year will help build the critical mass needed for a vibrant pool of talent to emerge in hubs like Paris and Frankfurt.
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The EU wheeled out the first syndication for its €800bn Next Gen funding programme on Tuesday. The deal marks the start of a borrowing programme of remarkable size that has taken much planning. But it also marked the start of the EU paying lower underwriting fees than have been standard in the SSA market for a decade. The EU's decision sparked controversy in the market between banks and other borrowers looking to do the same. GlobalCapital takes a look at what is at stake.
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The Spac phenomenon in the US appears to be reaching a tipping point, after whetting the appetite of investors over the past year and offering juicy fees to investment banks. As the market in Asia gets ready for take off, firms should be wary of the obstacles they may face.
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Bloated syndicate teams running bonds in Asia are becoming the norm yet again. But banks and issuers need to show more restraint.
