Credit Suisse
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Credit Suisse Founder Securities (CSFS) has won approval to provide brokerage services in Shenzhen Qianhai from the China Securities Regulatory Commission. -
Swedbank bucked a trend of issuers turning to covered bonds for funding on Thursday when it launched a five year fixed rate senior deal.
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Solvay, the Belgian chemical company, pulled off a triumphant bond financing for its acquisition of Cytec Industries today, issuing five tranches of senior and hybrid bonds that drew €16.85bn of orders in total.
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Gategroup, the airline catering services company, has completed the syndication of its €250m term loan.
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The US medical manufacturer has priced a Sfr750m ($733.92m) triple-tranche Swiss franc bond on Tuesday, making it the fourth largest corporate issuance in the currency this year.
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Piraeus Bank, the Greek bank most in need of new capital, said on Saturday (November 21) that it had completed the bookbuilding phase of its share sale, securing €1.34bn.
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Housing Development Finance Corp (HDFC) has picked five banks to work on India’s first offshore rupee-denominated, or Masala bond, with the deal expected to launch as early as next week.
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Powerlong Real Estate Holdings returned to the dollar bond market following a hiatus of nearly three years, pricing a $200m deal inside its existing curve.
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The leveraged finance market suffered an unpleasant shock this week, when $5.6bn of loans and bonds for the Carlyle Group’s acquisition of Veritas Software had to be pulled. Bankers were left blaming market sentiment, an aggressive structure — and each other, write Max Bower and Victor Jimenez.
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The axe hanging over Credit Suisse’s workforce fell on its sovereign, supranational and agency business this week, and is now hovering over its medium term note team.
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Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the Mexican gas and oil producer, made an impressive return to the Swiss franc market on Thursday with a five year Sfr600m note, drawing hefty demand from asset managers and retail investors.
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A trio of issuers from Finland and Sweden raised €3.5bn of funding in the covered bond market this week with strong receptions and limited spread concessions.
