Europe

Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the £1.6bn music royalties investment company, has wrapped up its seventh equity raise since its London Stock Exchange IPO in July 2018.

HSBC Asset Management has created a new sustainability office as part of a refresh of its responsible investment team after the departure of Melissa McDonald, head of responsible investment.

DZ Hyp plans to issue a €750m no-grow Pfandbrief on Wednesday as Muenchener Hypothekenbank (MuHyp) marketed its inaugural sterling benchmark to UK investors amid a sharp fall in global yields.

EMC, the Russian private healthcare company, has unveiled the price range for its IPO on the Moscow Exchange.

Romania will sell a euro denominated bond on Wednesday, its second offering this year and its fourth of the last 12 months.

France’s Action Logement Services (ALS) is preparing to issue its second ever bond, after making its debut in the capital markets in October 2019.

Octopus Renewables Investment Trust, the London-listed fund focused on renewable energy assets, has completed its latest share sale, raising £150m.

Consultancy firm Oliver Wyman said in a report this week that European banks will face a delayed credit impact from the coronavirus pandemic if they fail to unwind emergency government support measures properly.

My Money Group is looking to issue a tier two bond this week with an unusual structure aimed at safeguarding its S&P rating following its planned acquisition of HSBC France.

KfW is coming to the market with a three year dollar benchmark offering, breaking the recent lull in dollar-denominated SSAs, which have endured a few weeks of slack supply with only a handful of deals hitting the market in June.

France impressed SSA bankers as it paid a tiny new issue premium for a new 30 year OAT via syndication on Tuesday.

UK private equity group Bridgepoint has confirmed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange.