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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. -
Austrian packaging firm Constantia Flexibles has launched a €150m ESG-linked Schuldschein.
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In an innovative step for the Schuldschein market, German filter maker Mann+Hummel is marketing a deal that is both green and sustainability-linked. Several sources have said this could prompt more issuers to use this type of hybrid structure.
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UK listed construction firm Breedon has launched a private placement deal, according to market sources, making it one of the first UK companies to hit the market this year.
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The largest institutional investors in the private placement market have the cash and, increasingly, the origination capabilities to draw companies into bilateral and club trades. If these whales can show companies there is no pricing pick-up over syndicated deals, the broader market is bound to lose ground.
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Snus tobacco and match producer Swedish Match has made a rare stop in the euro bond market to issue its first offshore deal of the year. Elsewhere, QNB Finance and First Abu Dhabi visited a pair of niche currencies.
