Crédit Agricole
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Europe’s convertible bond market has got off to a relatively slow start to the year, with €1.6bn of issuance in January, according to Dealogic data. However, the asset class remains popular with investors looking to gain equity upside but mitigate against valuation risk. -
Bank of China Hong Kong has sold the first Yulan bond, a new asset class that was only launched in December, raising $500m from the market. But the deal saw limited interest as investors come to grips with the product.
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Hong Kong’s government returned to the green bond market with a $2.5bn triple-tranche deal this week, making the most of growing investor demand for sustainable investment opportunities. Morgan Davis reports.
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IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, is preparing to issue the first bond under its new sustainability debt framework.
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The Hong Kong government cemented its green credentials further this week with a $2.5bn triple-tranche bond outing.
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Chinese conglomerate Fosun International has cut pricing on a new $560m-equivalent multi-currency loan, as it counts on banks’ hunger to lend amid slow deal flow to push its transaction past the finish line.
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Indonesia's Tower Bersama Infrastructure took an aggressive pricing approach to a tap of its dollar bond on Monday. But when investor response fell short of expectations, the issuer was forced to pull its fundraising.
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UK Export Finance, the UK's export credit agency, has provided its largest ever overseas infrastructure guarantee to support the construction of two new monorails in Egypt. JP Morgan is leading a group of commercial lenders in providing the funding.
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Four US global banking titans roared out of earnings blackout to raise more than $20bn of debt this week, issuing deals either side of president Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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Companies in the same sector often copy each other, but this year's string of bond issues by aircraft lessors has been exceptional, and is prompted by the sector's credit rehabilitation. Air Lease Corp took the recovery past a new milestone this week.
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Utilities Acea and United Utilities Water romped home with ESG-themed bonds in euros and sterling on Thursday. Bankers said investor demand for socially conscious assets was swelling.
