Crédit Agricole
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Crédit Agricole has added to the momentum in systematic internaliser sign up, joining other banks in registering as one well ahead of a 2018 deadline. -
A senior debt capital markets banker at Crédit Agricole CIB has moved to the bank’s sustainable banking team.
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China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGNPC) raised around $1.5bn from a dual currency, triple-tranche transaction on Monday, which included a green bond. The issuer’s ambition to raise funds at the long end of the curve meant it offered a juicy pick-up on the five-to-10 year dollar curve compared to other A-rated state-owned names.
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Crédit Agricole Cariparma issued a €750m eight year Obbligazioni Bancarie Garantite on Monday at the tightest spread to mid-swaps for an Italian deal since the sovereign credit crisis.
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China Reform Holdings Corp, China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGNPC), Hong Kong’s Pearl Holding III and Shimao Property Holdings are among the issuers in the market with new transactions on Monday.
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Skanska, the Swedish construction and property development company that is a leader in green building, has signed a €200m green revolving facility with four of its relationship banks.
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Cemex, Thomas Cook, Telenet and Lowen Play injected €1.7bn of bond offerings into a visible high yield issuance pipeline already populated with Pinewood and CeramTec this week.
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The global co-head of MTNs and private placements at Crédit Agricole has left.
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A trio of equity-linked issues this week was capped off on Thursday by a €100m convertible bond due in April 2023 from Pierre & Vacances, the French operator of tourist villages.
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On Thursday German telecoms company Deutsche Telekom sold its third bond with a 2024 maturity, while Italian state owned railway operator Ferrovie Dello Stato issued its first green bond.
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Private equity firm Ardian is ready to tap Europe’s leveraged finance markets to fund the acquisition of a controlling stake in Dérivés Résiniques et Terpéniques (DRT), the French plant chemistry specialist, but there are mixed views on the outlook for further M&A-fuelled leveraged finance activity.
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Maisons du Monde, the French furniture retailer, has issued its first ever convertible bond, raising €200m to refinance a term loan. The deal was eight times oversubscribed and priced at the best end of terms for the issuer.
