Europe
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Deutsche Bahn arrived with its first Kangaroo since 2018 this week. The MTN follows a quartet of public SSA issues that arrived earlier this week. -
This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress of Europe's supranationals and agencies at the end of May.
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Aquila Capital, the Hamburg-based alternative asset manager, is has raised €154.3m for its new float, a renewable energy fund in London which is unusual in giving exposure to wind, solar and hydroelectric power.
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Reliance Industries settled its debut Schuldschein for €405m on Thursday, in a transaction which was widely considered a success — and promising for any arrangers looking to transport the instrument out of Europe.
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To believe their PR, banks are now paragons of clean, sustainable economic development.
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Ukraine will have to wait until after its snap parliamentary elections to arrange its next disbursement from the IMF, but the country will rely on the domestic market to meet its refinancing needs.
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Louis Dreyfus adds sustainability to US loan — Sucafina gives caffeine buzz to flagging loans market — Emirates-owned Guinea Alumina gets country’s largest mine financing — Voltalia signs ESG loan
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The Russian sovereign could soon issue its next Eurobond, with both euros and dollars on the table. But if it does launch a deal, the move will be as much financing as it will be a political play to help defend the country from more US sanctions. Francesca Young reports.
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Equity investors welcomed the prospects of elections in Greece, sending bank stocks up 25% this week. But with banks in the country struggling with non-performing exposures (NPE), the debt market is unlikely to see a change in negative sentiment, said FIG bankers.
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Portugal attracted strong domestic interest on Thursday when it became the first issuer from the eurozone to enter the Panda bond market. Other borrowers from the eurozone are set to follow in its path, including Austria, as issuers look to broaden their investor base and develop the Panda market.
