Europe
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Xella increased its €1.4bn buyout term loan for a second time on Thursday morning, adding another €50m in lieu of a proposed shareholder loan, while US software firm Infor did the same on its €750m term loan. -
In this round-up, CFETS sets its dollar fix nearly unchanged after a week-long break, several Japanese lenders get ready to gain access to the China interbank payment system, and RMB trade settlement in Hong Kong sees a sharp fall in 2016. Plus a recap of our coverage.
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Cicero, the climate research institute at Oslo University, has produced a report to help investors work out where they face risks from climate change, with red, orange and yellow flags for the severity and immediacy of threats.
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Loan bankers are demanding clarity on the true ownership of the 19.5% stake in Rosneft privatised at the end of last year, as Intesa Sanpaolo prepares to syndicate the €5.2bn loan it has provided to back the deal, write Dan Alderson and Jon Hay.
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Green finance leaders are hoping the European Union will come up with concrete initiatives to help the market, after its new official body on the subject met for the first time last week.
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The Conservative UK government may be undermining London’s status as Europe’s pre-eminent financial hub with its seeming determination for a clean/hard/sharp/solid Brexit, but potentially more momentous events across the Channel could soon see financiers flocking in the other direction.
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress Nordic agencies have made in their funding for the year.
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Bank of America set a new precedent for the callable TLAC senior product in euros this week, bursting into the market with a €4bn trade bearing the first fixed to floating rate notes the sector has seen. The structure will come to define the future of the callable market in Europe, writes Tyler Davies.
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The race for the French presidency has put pressure on the country’s government bonds (OATs), prompting price moves which could have far-reaching consequences for both covered bond issuers and public sector borrowers. Lewis McLellan reports.
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Europe’s equity block trade market kicked into a higher gear this week, with a rush of deals including big trades in Lonza, Worldpay and Dong Energy. The Dong trade on Thursday night, worth Dkr6.5bn (€874m), pushes the week’s total above €3bn.
