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  • BNP Paribas has hired a banker from SMBC to fill the vacant position of head of US private placements.
  • Electrocomponents, an industrial and electronics distributor headquartered in London, has entered the US private placement market to refinance existing notes, according to sources in the market.
  • Sean Tai has left Debtdomain, the company he founded, to start a new venture, according to several sources with knowledge of the situation. Debtdomain is still willing to take on the challenge posed by new digital platforms in the Schuldschein market, according to Tai’s replacement as global head of business development.
  • An infrequent Swedish corporate issuer, a Nordic bank, and a German car manufacturer all placed floaters larger than Skr1bn ($106m) in the last week. Swedish krona bonds have been popular with both public and private issuers in recent weeks, as both issuers and investors rush to get business done before the traditional midsummer market closure.
  • Schuldschein lenders are getting their first taste of environmental social governance (ESG) interest-linked notes next week, as Dürr takes its final orders on a transaction linked to its sustainability performance. According to several participants the trade has so far gone well, and will likely spark further Schuldschein borrowers using this new structure.
  • Umicore, a Belgian materials technology and recycling group, has sold US private placements via MUFG, according to sources. Continental European borrowers appear to be ramping up activity in the US private placement market once more, with Umicore following Brussels Airport and Ipsen.