Europe
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Christopher Wickli, a director in Citi’s ECM team has left the bank after almost 14 years. -
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Bpifrance is looking to become a regular issuer of green bonds, following its debut deal in the format this week.
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Trans-Oil Group, a Moldovan agriculture company, is planning to roll over its one year pre-export finance (PXF) facility this summer, having recently sold its lowest coupon bond. The issuer has had, on occasion, far from a smooth ride in capital markets, including a failed attempt at a bond debut in 2018.
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Equity investors lined up for a slice of shares in Euronext on Thursday night, in a €213.7m block trade by two shareholders selling down their stakes before the company’s €1.8bn rights issue.
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European equity capital markets sources breathed a sign of relief on Friday after Synlab, the German laboratory diagnostics company, stayed above water after it began trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange following its €670m IPO. Meanwhile, Darktrace avoided thefate of Deliveroo and traded up more than 40% in the aftermarket.
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Greek banks are making the most of exuberant conditions in the financial markets in 2021, with Eurobank spying a golden opportunity to return to the senior FIG bond market this week. The next milestone is the country’s first additional tier one and, having just breezed through an equity raise, Piraeus is a prime candidate to open the market. Frank Jackman and Sam Kerr report.
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Italy returned to the dollar market this week with a dual tranche offering of new three and 30 year bonds, with the latter extending the sovereign’s curve in the currency to 2051.
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Bpifrance achieved a solid result as it sold its first green bond on Thursday, which came alongside another green bond from a compatriot issuer.
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