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Investors flock to PFC for yield pickup
Power Finance Corp netted $500m from a bond that was printed at a negative new issue premium, but still attracted investors for the yield it offered compared to peers.
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Corporate bond investors 'freaking out' at ECB amid 'unhealthy' market
Europe’s high grade corporate bond investors are sounding the alarm that parts of the market are starting to look frothy, as the European Central Bank on Thursday gave no indication of any slowdown in its relentless bond buying programme. Mike Turner reports.
21 Jan 2021 -
Direct lenders toughen up as latest Covid wave bites
Several industries once popular with direct lenders have struggled to cope through the coronavirus. Now, direct lenders say they have toughened terms for borrowers from these sectors.
21 Jan 2021 -
Buyers queue down the aisle for Tesco SLB
Tesco, the UK grocer, made a storming debut in the nascent sustainability-linked bond market on Wednesday, encouraging bankers who already expect corporate issuance using the novel structure to rocket this year.
21 Jan 2021 -
High grade corporates get bumper demand despite ECB meeting
A trio of European corporate issuers brought bond deals on Thursday, shrugging off the potential distraction of a European Central Bank meeting.
21 Jan 2021 -
Bruxelles Lambert shrugs off ECB noise, issues new bond
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, the Belgian investment holding company, found a warm response from the bond market on Thursday, despite the potential distractions of a European Central Bank meeting being held on the same day.
21 Jan 2021 -
Santander pins corporate finance strategy on ESG
Santander reckons it can harness the power of hydrogen to boost its standing in corporate and investment banking, building on its ESG credentials in similar way to how rivals built supremacy during the internet boom, writes David Rothnie.
21 Jan 2021 -
Acea and United Utilities lifted by sea of green demand
Utilities Acea and United Utilities Water romped home with ESG-themed bonds in euros and sterling on Thursday. Bankers said investor demand for socially conscious assets was swelling.
21 Jan 2021 -
RBC promotes from within as Uden retires
RBC Capital Markets has reorganised its European equity capital markets and corporate broking business following the decision of Darrell Uden to step down at the end of this month.
21 Jan 2021 -
Investors plug into SK Battery’s $1bn green bond
SK Battery America sold a $1bn green bond this week, overcoming hurdles involving concerns about recent downgrades, and a legal battle with a competitor. Morgan Davis reports.
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