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  • Even if the European private placement market develops its own version of the USA’s NAIC ratings, that will not make tougher credits more digestible to institutional investors. But creating a Capital Markets Union that funds Europe’s growth has to channel funds to riskier borrowers, and for that, investors must do their own credit work.
  • German real estate firm VIB Vermoegen is in the market for a €60m Schuldschein. Not only is a property borrower a rare sight in the market but the deal also raises questions about the subordination of Schuldschein debt.
  • German automotive parts manufacturer Ifa Rotorion grew its Schuldschein from €100m to €140m in syndication, reaching the maximum amount the borrower was willing to take, according to one banker.
  • Emaciated volumes in the loan and Euro PP markets mean they must buddy up to offer borrowers the best of both worlds.
  • One of Europe’s oldest corporate lending markets could be forging closer ties with one of its newest. The straightforward documentation of the loan market combined with longer maturities available in the Euro Private Placement market are making for compelling deal opportunities, writes Silas Brown.
  • After a muted Monday, when British American Tobacco’s sterling and Hemso’s euro trades were the only deals on screens, the European corporate bond market has surged as buy-side demand supported negative yields and hefty order books.