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Earnings blackouts and higher funding costs to supress April supply
◆ French firm raises €1bn with week's only deal so fair ◆ Books more than six times covered at close ◆ Slim premium offered — if any
Markets have behaved in an 'orderly fashion', says global fixed income head in EMEA
Distinction in Europe’s corporate bond market is not a bad thing
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Schuldschein arranging banks have long claimed to be the market's gatekeepers as far as borrowers looking for access are concerned, rejecting lower quality credits to keep the standard high. As the market expanded in recent years and a richer variety of companies borrowed from it, this became a less convincing claim. But as the coronavirus pandemic rocks Europe, Schuldschein bankers say they have declined several requests from companies from risky sectors. -
Volkswagen, the German car company, became the latest to get the bond market’s motor going on Wednesday, when it brought a dual tranche green trade that was priced well inside fair value.
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China’s Avic International Holding Corp raised $300m from its bond outing on Tuesday.
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Tensions between the US and China dealt a blow to state-owned utility firm China Three Gorges Corp’s $1bn bond outing, which fell short of the lead banks’ pricing expectations.
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Henan Water Conservancy Investment Group sold its maiden $500m bond on Tuesday, adding to the high grade supply from China’s local government financing vehicles (LGFVs). But its deal was not easy, with the issuer having to navigate a handful of obstacles.
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In just a few days, two of the UK’s largest companies have had acquisition offers made for them by North American rivals. Heading into the 11th hour of a still chaotic Brexit process amid the highest national redundancy levels since the global financial crisis will have more foreign buyers circling yet.
