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Sterling lures ESG issuers as Vattenfall and Assura line up
Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, and UK care home operator Assura have mandated for sterling use of proceeds ESG deals, as sustainability bankers say that the sterling market is growing in popularity for issuance.
21 Jun 2021 -
Gazprom shoots for Swissies
Gazprom is set to access the Swiss franc market this week to sell its first trade in the currency for over three years.
21 Jun 2021 -
Asia's bond market turns quiet
Asia’s dollar bond market is set for another relatively muted week for deal flow as pressure on China’s real estate industry and the US Federal Reserve’s surprisingly hawkish tone recently slow issuance.
21 Jun 2021 -
PP market awaits Anglian Water with bated breath
Anglian Water has announced its intention to issue a fresh private placement under a new financing structure. Utilities, once stalwarts of the market, have been few and far between in the last 18 months as PPs have struggled to compete with public bonds on price.
18 Jun 2021 -
Hybrids and crossover names fill market as investors hunt yield
Hybrids and crossover rated corporate bond issuers hit screens this week, as the thirst for yield returned to the European market.
17 Jun 2021 -
Credit market turns bullish on office risk despite perils
Office owners and operators found a warm reception in the high grade corporate bond market this week, with investors and analysts growing increasingly bullish on the sector despite the risks it faces.
17 Jun 2021 -
Heimstaden Bostad takes advantage of yield thirst with hybrid
Heimstaden Bostad, the Swedish housing company, had a trickier time in the market with its hybrid capital issue on Thursday than Poste Italiane had a day earlier, suggesting that there is still some sectoral sensitivity among yield-hungry corporate bond buyers.
17 Jun 2021 -
Schrameier exits Standard Chartered in Frankfurt
Standard Chartered's head of financial markets and financial market sales for continental Europe, Stephan Schrameier, is no longer with the bank.
17 Jun 2021 -
Constantia Flexibles launches ESG-linked SSDs
Austrian packaging firm Constantia Flexibles has launched a €150m ESG-linked Schuldschein.
17 Jun 2021 -
Wipro dials into dollar market for first time
Wipro, an Indian information technology business with global reach, sold its first dollar bond this week. The $750m trade catered to international investors already familiar with the company and its credentials.
17 Jun 2021
