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  • Nexi, the Italian payments company, has sold a debut €500m convertible bond overnight with a simultaneous delta equity placement to circumvent the three month short-selling ban that has been imposed in Italy as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to market sources.
  • Europe’s equity-linked bankers expect to remain active in the months ahead as more and more companies turn to convertible bonds to raise financing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Equity investors expect more capital raises this week as companies seek to raise cash to support them through the Covid-19 pandemic. However, investors are demanding issuers be clear as to why they need to raise funds now.
  • Amadeus, the Spanish provider of IT to the travel and tourism industries, has completed a €1.5bn financing involving the simultaneous sale of new stock and convertible bonds to protect its balance sheet after a fall in demand due to Covid-19.
  • Convertible bonds are emerging as an important tool that companies will use to recapitalise themselves during the Covid-19 crisis alongside selling new shares, particularly for those with weak credit ratings.
  • The high yield bond leg of the rescue package for cruise company Carnival is flying off the shelves in the dollar market, leading the company to increase it from $3bn to $4bn, cut pricing, and drop the planned euro tranche entirely — but the equity capital raising is proving tougher and has been shrunk by $500m.