Crédit Agricole
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KfW is set to bring its first green bond in euros in nearly a year, with the deal coming amid a flurry of conventional trades in the currency. KommuneKredit is also in the SRI pipeline, after running a roadshow to introduce its green bond framework.
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Hospital operator Ameos has scheduled a bank meeting for Wednesday morning for a €510m loan refinancing, as banks scramble for deals.
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Tokyo-headquartered Orix Corp, which provides financial and investment services, has tied up a $400m two year financing with a group of banks.
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When Crédit Agricole looked long term for a new vanilla senior bond this week, it shed light on the future composition of bank funding structures. As central banks start to close the doors to their funding schemes, financial firms are going to want good access to the liquid markets for both preferred and non-preferred senior bonds alike.
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French building services outsourcer Atalian printed a €625m seven year bond on Wednesday, bringing total high yield issuance for the week to over €2.6bn.
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Crédit Agricole issued one of three euro benchmark covered bonds this week, attracting demand that topped the combined interest seen in deals issued by Swedbank and HVB.
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Investors piled into a €300m bond issue for Brussels Airport on Wednesday, leaving syndicate bankers brimming with frustration that more issuers had not exploited this week's strong market.
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Crédit Agricole attracted close to €4bn of orders for a new 10 year preferred senior bond on Tuesday, riding a tremendous rally in credit spreads following the weekend's well-received election result.
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Tullow Oil, the Anglo-Irish oil and gas drilling company, finished its £625m rights issue with a small rump placement on Tuesday morning.
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Following several months of apprehension in the run-up to Sunday's first round vote in the French presidential election, French banks can now look forward to better issuance conditions and lower funding costs as they build towards their regulatory capital requirements.
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As the perceived European political risk reduced following the results of the first round of French elections, Asian debt markets opened on Monday to a deal from India's HPCL-Mittal Energy (HMEL).