Crédit Agricole
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French telecoms firm Altice called on the high yield bond and leveraged loan markets with a €4bn cross-border refinancing deal this week, hoping that improved quarterly results would help investors shake off the apprehension they showed for the credit in March. -
Korea East-West Power Co (EWP) raised $500m from a sustainability bond on Thursday that proved popular both in the primary and secondary markets, reflecting investors’ eagerness for defensive names.
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Crédit Agricole said on Wednesday that it has reorganised the senior management of its corporate and investment bank, and hired Jacques Ripoll, former head of global banking and markets at Santander, as its new CIB chief executive.
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South Korean energy chemical company SK Innovation Co enticed investors with a rare deal on Monday, taking home $500m.
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State Bank of India is finally courting investors for its maiden green bond, which has been planned for more than a year.
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Crédit Agricole CIB said on Monday that it had hired Paul Lynn as head of financial institutions sales UK.
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A German sub-sovereign astonished the SSA market this week, selling a 50 year benchmark to show that, despite the expectations of rising rates in euros, some investors at least are still happy to put money into assets at the ultra-long end. Lewis McLellan reports.
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A pair of seasoned green bond issuers brought deals in the format this week — but each opted to print in a currency in which it had not sold green bonds before.
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The State of North Rhine-Westphalia has launched its first ever 50 year benchmark, coming to market just as Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten landed at the short end.
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Asian Development Bank picked up €600m and was able to tighten pricing as it sold a green bond in euros for the first time.
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Beverage company Rémy Cointreau has signed a €100m syndicated loan, with a pricing structure that could see the margin on the debt plunge by more than 70% if certain conditions are met.
