Credit Suisse
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VPBank Finance, the consumer finance arm of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank, has returned to the loan market just four months after its last deal. But this time around, it has brought together a diverse mix of lenders to run its fundraising — a rarity for transactions from the country. Pan Yue reports.
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Credit Suisse has promoted two veteran bankers in its Greater China private banking business.
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A trio of senior bankers from Credit Suisse’s European financial institutions group (FIG) have followed the team’s European head to Jefferies.
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Credit Suisse has hired from a European rival to lead its Brazil DCM efforts as it edges up the LatAm bookrunner league tables.
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French insurer Macif hit all the subordinated formats available to insurance issuers on Monday, as it attracted a bumper €14bn book for a triple tranche deal to fund its acquisition of Aviva France.
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Piraeus Bank showed the depth of investor demand for high-yielding bank debt this week when it brought the first additional tier one (AT1) out of Greece with one of lowest ratings ever seen in the market. Greek banks are now expected to turn their attention to the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), where green labels and sustainability-linked structures could help them achieve their goals.
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A trio of foreign banks tapped an attractive Swiss market this week, finding opportunities to top up their well-advanced funding programmes with a bit of pricing arbitrage.
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Piraeus Bank has become the first Greek issuer of additional tier one (AT1) capital, finding enough demand this week to launch a CCC rated deal with a coupon below 9%.
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Kaisa Group Holdings battled a volatile market for Chinese high yield issuers on Tuesday when it kicked off a $280m tap, as news around banks’ exposure to peer property credits rattled investors.
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Hong Kong developer Pacific Century Premium Developments (PCPD) printed a $700m deal on Tuesday as part of its efforts to tender a 2022 bond.
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French insurer Macif is set to issue up to €1.75bn of subordinated debt to fund its coming acquisition of Aviva France.