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Austrian utility company Verbund this week did something no European issuer has ever done when it sold a single bond that had its use of proceeds tied to green and sustainability-linked metrics. This is an excellent development for the ESG market, and finally covers glaring weak spots in the effectiveness of green bonds. -
Verbund, the Austrian electricity company, became the first European issuer to sell a green sustainability-linked bond on Wednesday, combining the benefits of two different approaches to sustainable finance in a single deal.
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Europe’s high grade corporate bond market was busy this week, as slightly improved market conditions prompted a diverse set of issuers to lock in funding before the end of the quarter.
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Schuldschein investors are preparing for a debt restructuring cycle, with "more than a handful" of borrowers said by lenders to be in difficulty. As Germany changed its restructuring laws at the start of the year, some are confident the market can weather the storm.
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Europe’s corporate bond investors got stuck into unrated debt on Thursday, as German airport operator Fraport and French care home company Orpea printed bonds.
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Debt-laden beauty retailer Douglas is on course to refinance its capital structure at par, an almost unthinkable outcome this time last year, when its unsecured debt was trading in the 30s. Owen Sanderson reports.
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