Europe
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Munich Airport has launched a Schuldschein with an initial target of €200m, the first airport to enter the market since a flurry of deals in March as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe. -
Euronext is preparing for a €2.4bn equity raise after it agreed a deal with London Stock Exchange Group for the Borsa Italiana.
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A Sfr111m ($122m) trade in shares of SoftwareOne, a Swiss software company, on Thursday night earned a strong reception from investors, showing that there is still strong demand for growth-orientated tech stocks, despite deal execution in equity capital markets growing more difficult.
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Deal arrangers expect bank bond supply will peter out after a flurry of deals this week. Issuers have been enjoying fantastic conditions, but most of them have finished their funding plans early so they can lay low throughout a much-feared fourth quarter. Tyler Davies and Bill Thornhill report.
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The euro market has been on spectacular form this week, with well oversubscribed books and slight new issue premiums. The strong results sent a good signal for the arrival of the EU, which sent out a request for proposal to 20 eligible banks on Friday to launch its €100bn funding programme.
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Green, social and sustainable issuance has dominated the supranational and agency bond market for a whole month, consistently outpacing conventional supply. This week proved another extremely strong one for the asset class.
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Origin, a fintech firm involved in the bond issuance process, has raised Series A capital from Deutsche Börse's Clearstream and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The two investors said they want to automate the Eurobond issuance process from origination to settlement.
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Large deals and fundraising from a clutch of elite direct lenders, alongside high profile tie-ups with sovereign wealth funds, have prompted many to characterise direct lending as enjoying a golden age. But the success of some funds looks set to come at the expense of many others, writes Silas Brown.
