Crédit Agricole
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Investors poured into Belgium’s debut 50 year benchmark vintage this week, with demand so strong that bankers are confident other issuers could soon sip liquidity from the ultra-long tenor.
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French firm Fnac will imminently launch syndication of its loan to buy retailer Darty, after winning a bidding war with South Africa's Steinhoff. Meanwhile, banks supplying a £920m loan for the thwarted rival await instructions. -
Belgium cracked open its 50 year bond vintage on Thursday with a deal that drew plenty of praise — while the level of demand even surprised some of those working on the trade.
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Crédit Agricole has named Daniel Puyo senior country officer for the UK, and promoted Matthew Norman to global head of infrastructure, following Jamie Mabilat's switch to become head of debt optimisation and distribution.
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French retailer Fnac will imminently launch syndication of its €1.35bn Darty acquisition loan, according to a banker close to the deal.
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Abu Dhabi-owned Mubadala will wrap up its $2bn refinancing by the end of May and has achieved roughly the same margin as the loan it refinances, according to two sources.
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A multi-currency loan for Sino Horizon Holdings has been launched into syndication via one bank. But as the facility size is relatively small, not all lenders will be able to get a piece of the deal.
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Belgium is set to bring a private dabbling in ultra-long debt issuance into the public sphere, as it mandated on Wednesday for a debut 50 year euro benchmark a week after placing its second 100 year medium term note.
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Amadeus, the Spanish airline ticketing systems group, has signed a €500m revolving credit facility with a group of 12 banks, bringing in two new lenders as two dropped out.
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Crédit Agricole has issued year’s first Formosa bond, which is also the first renminbi transaction to be sold in Taiwan since last August.
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Bank Muscat printed its $500m five year bond from a $1.4bn book on Monday, offering a new issue premium of around 10bp-15bp for the deal, according to the lead managers.
