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Citigroup has beefed up its presence in France by hiring Robin Rousseau, Deutsche Bank’s head of M&A for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. -
Modern Land (China) Co received an 18 times oversubscribed book for a $100m tap of two of its green bonds, as investors threw their weight behind the Chinese property developer’s deal.
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CP Merchandising Co, a subsidiary of Thai agro-industrial and food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods, has launched its $500m debut loan into general syndication.
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The European Investment Bank gave the flagging volumes in the non-UK sterling SSA market a boost on Friday, bringing the first ever Sonia floating rate note linked to the Bank of England’s new compounded Sonia index.
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A $600m loan to support Baring Private Equity Asia’s take-private of Indian software firm Hexaware Technologies has been launched into general syndication, with three banks joining at the top level.
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Oil and gas companies are facing the daunting prospect of the world weaning itself off fossil fuels. And this is sparking intense discussions with banks and investors, as these businesses consider how to preserve their access to capital markets.
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Companies piled into the bond market with hybrid capital issues this week to raise €4.95bn between them, as syndicate bankers say that they are encouraging as many borrowers as possible to consider pushing out higher risk trades before raising senior debt.
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Supply and demand for senior financial institution bonds was lukewarm this week, as issuers and investors favoured higher yielding products amid healthy market conditions. FIG deal arrangers are predicting that the trend is set to continue and that issuers will favour capital trades.
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Abu Dhabi brought the CEEMEA debt market out of holiday mode this week by stunning investors with a new 50 year bond — the longest ever seen in the Gulf. The deal not only cemented Abu Dhabi's standing as a top-tier credit on a level with developed market sovereigns, it also raised expectations for a flurry of longer-dated issuance from states across the Gulf region. Mariam Meskin reports.
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The European Investment Bank mandated banks on Thursday for the first Sonia floating rate note linked to the Bank of England’s new compounded Sonia index which was launched earlier this month.
