Crédit Agricole
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General syndication for a $12.7bn loan to back China National Chemical Corp’s acquisition of Swiss biotech firm Syngenta is set to wrap up. -
OCI Nitrogen, the subsidiary of fertiliser giant OCI, has signed a €550m credit agreement with 17 banks, 10 of which are new lenders.
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The euro market is braced for a difficult close to the year. Given the turbulent conditions expected, green bonds may come into their own.
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NRW.Bank will look to bring a euro green bond later this year, perhaps as soon as October, according to head of investor relations Frank Richter.
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French 'tier three' capital's arrival is to be pushed back until October, bankers predicted, as Europe’s banks wait for further clarity on what will count as loss-absorbing debt and euro senior supply dries up.
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National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is set to hit the road for the Middle East’s first ever green bond, planting a flag in the sand for sustainable bond issuance from the region.
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Abengoa, the Spanish engineering and renewable energy firm, is heading to its October make-or-break deadline convinced that 75% of creditors will support its final restructuring debt plans, thus avoiding liquidation.
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South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank is preparing to go live with its second international bond of the year, having hired five firms to arrange a 144A/Reg S trade.
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) this week became the first supranational issuer to print a dual tranche green bond. But opinion was mixed as to whether such an approach will catch on.
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Steinhoff has agreed a loan with one new lender and bumped up its bridge facility with Crédit Agricole and UniCredit. The steps were taken to support the retailer’s increased offer for the UK’s discount retailer Poundland.
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Public sector borrowers are extending their run of success in dollars, thanks in part, according to an SSA syndicate banker, to a shortage of places for investors to put cash.
