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  • After a rampant three week period, there are precious few names left in the SSA pipeline. There are a few big deals to look forward to, but with so much uncertainty in markets, perhaps an early finish to the post-summer frenzy is a good thing.
  • The pace of the European CLO market’s revival has taken insiders and outsiders by surprise. But veterans are right to be only cautiously optimistic. Hurdles remain in the shape of regulation and a shallow investor base for second generation CLOs.
  • Société Générale took a brave step into the world of new-style CRD IV-compliant capital on Thursday, bringing the market’s second-ever additional tier one transaction.
  • An epic three-day run of issuance from sovereigns, supranationals and agencies this week provided many reasons for cheer. The borrowers that printed should be lauded for correctly judging investors’ mood and getting pricing and timing spot-on. Others must follow their example in the coming weeks.
  • While most FIG syndicates rejoiced at the sight of €6.5bn of senior unsecured debt being put on the market by European banks this week, some bankers questioned the level of new issue premium being put on the majority of benchmarks.
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    Bob Fernandez started at Wells Fargo this month as head of international debt capital markets and syndicate. He joins just after Harvey Hoogakker was hired in July as managing director of credit origination and syndication, write Francesca Young and Michael Turner.