Europe
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The potential volume of green bond issues is set to reach the very top of what is possible in the bond market, as the French sovereign this week announced the start of a roadshow for its debut green bond later this month. -
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The French markets regulator has opened a consultation on regulating corporate finance advisory activities – an area which, when carried by boutiques, consultancies, law firms and accountants, can sometimes avoid formal regulatory scrutiny.
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Financial institutions and corporate issuers have wasted no time in realising their funding plans for 2017, pushing primary activity beyond the norms of a traditionally busy month. Ross Lancaster and Tyler Davies report.
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Equity block trading in Emea reopened on Wednesday evening with a €114m sale of stock in Parques Reunidos, the Spanish leisure park operator that was one of the poorly performing IPOs of last year. But surprisingly, other deals have not appeared.
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Increasing interest among banks in lending to Russian companies has got a boost at the start of year, with senior officials expressing surprise and admiration at Intesa Sanpaolo’s decision to fully underwrite a loan supporting Glencore and the Qatar Investment Authority’s buyout of a stake in Russian oil company Rosneft. Dan Alderson reports.
