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Spreads widen after string of surprise jumbo tech trades
◆ Attractive level found versus dollars ◆ Pricing not so dear compared to secondaries ◆ Reverse Yankees dominate credit flow
Higher rates a stumbling block for issuers that could overshadow strong demand
Deep, liquid US market offers issuers size, attractive cost and investor diversification
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Matthieu Pigasse, one of France’s most famous bankers, is leaving Lazard for a new project. -
Capital markets have long been unattractive funding routes for UK local authorities as the Public Works Loan Board — a government body that provides loans to public bodies — has offered lending levels that public and private markets could not compete with. But a recent Treasury announcement may have tipped the scales in PP players' favour.
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The next economic downturn will be much more severe than the last financial crisis because firms have twice as much outstanding debt as they did in 2008, said a leading academic this week.
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A surprise agreement between the UK government and the European Union has led to renewed optimism for the country's capital markets. There is hope that an orderly Brexit, or even a long extension, will lead to an increase in investment from UK companies, particularly in the form of M&A. Investors are more than willing to finance these deals, write Sam Kerr, Jasper Cox and Mike Turner.
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The Bel Group, the French cheese company behind brands Babybel and The Laughing Cow, has become the first company to issue Euro private placement (Euro PP) notes with sustainability-linked margins, following in the footsteps of the loan market, the Schuldschein market and subsequently the bond market.
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E.On and Engie pushed ahead with tightly priced deals on Thursday, easing concerns from earlier in the week that ZF Freidrichshafen’s widely priced bonds would create a new level for issuance.
