Europe
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Electricité de France tapped three different European investor bases in one go on Thursday as it hit the euro, Swissie and green markets for €3.1bn-equivalent of bonds. -
French agency Société de Financement Local will launch on Tuesday its first ever syndication.
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The UK government has lent its voice to the growing current of international opinion that expansive monetary policy has gone far enough, and may even be harming growth. Britain is set to embark on a fiscal stimulus, likely to be welcomed by financial markets.
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The second block trade in Refresco Gerber, the Dutch soft drinks bottler, since its €563m IPO in March 2015, came on Wednesday night.
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Misys, the UK banking software company owned by Vista Capital Partners, will make its return to the London Stock Exchange via an IPO in early November, the company said in an intention-to-float document on Thursday morning.
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The revival of convertible bond issuance by the traditional issuer base of smaller, riskier companies continued at the end of last week with contrasting deals by Ship Finance International and Recipharm.
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Terrorism, a military coup attempt, and a sovereign downgrade have failed to deter dedicated EM investment in Turkey, but deteriorating growth prospects and increasing nationalism, which could further strain relations with Europe, may threaten staying power in the long run, say economists.
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Banks showed a clear preference for dollar-denominated primary issuance in the third quarter, as the euro market grappled with heightened volatility.
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The French owned Belgian bank has appointed leads to market its first legally compliant covered bond that is backed by Belgian mortgages.
