Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse group reported a year-on-year increase in profits, but private banking and wealth management made the running, with the investment bank still dragging.

DBP hunts for funds — Oxley out with S$110m — LK Machinery seeks HK$600m

Verallia, the French glass bottle maker, has accelerated the bookbuilding for its €1bn leveraged loan, as investors have gobbled up the acquisition debt, asking for big tickets.

European corporate and fund services provider Vistra allocated its $700m acquisition loan on Tuesday afternoon, having marketed the deal in one of levfin’s most volatile fortnights.

Zhuhai Huafa Group is preparing to make its second foray into the offshore bond market, with investor meetings expected to kick off on July 23 for a renminbi offering.

World Bank joined a swarm of issuers looking to print in the dollar market with a mandate on Tuesday for the first 10 year benchmark in seven weeks.

After its parent company Altice zipped through the leveraged loan market with a refinancing of revolver drawdowns last week, Numericable, the French cable company, has followed with a similar deal.

Singapore listed property developer Oxley Holdings has launched an S$110m ($80m) two year bullet into the market. The company has picked one bank to arrange the financing, which offers a margin that steps up based on time elapsed.

German debt collector Garfunkelux issued a €365m high yield bond on Monday, becoming the first in the mainstream, public euro high yield market since June 24.

The chief executive and other top officers of Merlin Properties, the acquisitive Spanish real estate company, have been on the road this week, for the company’s second rights issue in three months, as it seeks €1.034bn to buy Testa, another property firm.

A French agency is the latest SSA issuer preparing to tap a dollar market that is in good health — although not every point on the curve may be open for borrowers wishing to follow this week.

Price talk has emerged on the €1bn leveraged loan backing Apollo Global’s acquisition of Verallia, as the French glass bottle maker joins a rush of leveraged finance issuance.