Europe

French firm to off-load Russian businesses to previous Rosbank owner Interros, which is controlled by Russia's richest man

French debt cheapens as bankers say things will grow more shaky still in run up to second election round

'Aggressive' pricing fails to attract investors

Cordiant Global Agriculture Income trust failed to harvest investors

Innovative market turns to supply chains, biodiversity and asset-heavy companies

Higher yields and wider spreads have revitalised demand, as seen in Muenchener Hypothekenbank's recent deal, which attracted €2.75bn of demand from returning official institutions, as well as bank treasury investors from as far afield as Australia

Russia’s corporate finance market has been mothballed, leaving bankers struggling to help clients while complying with an ever-widening raft of sanctions

Middle East deals fail to make up for barren quarter in Europe

Bigger concessions become an important way to mitigate volatility in swap spreads

UK investment trust taps markets for ninth time since IPO

Previously mooted covered bond plans not completely off the table

Cetin tightened pricing by 15bp in its second ever foreign currency bond