Crédit Agricole
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LBBW, OP Mortgage Bank and Mortgage Bank of Finland took little time to sell their benchmark euro deals this week.
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The European corporate bond market hit a bump in the road on Wednesday as unrated Altrad pulled a sub-benchmark sized transaction during a busy day of primary activity. -
Daimler’s thirst for euro denominated debt was on show once again on Tuesday as it tapped the market for a €3.25bn triple tranche deal, the third time this year it has used the structure.
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Kaufman & Broad, the French housing developer, completed its ‘re-IPO’ on Thursday, increasing its freefloat from 9% to 45% in a deal that totalled €257m before the greenshoe.
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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.
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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.
