Europe
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UK water companies have a tricky December to navigate. The UK opposition Labour Party on Thursday made an election pledge to renationalise them, while they also face regulators' desires to toughen the financial regime under which they operate. Silas Brown reports. -
The successful IPO of Française des Jeux, the French gaming company that runs the national lottery, this week gave encouragement to government plans to privatise more state assets. Sam Kerr reports.
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The retirement of Samir Assaf, HSBC’s long-serving head of global banking and markets (GBM), paves the way for a long overdue restructuring of that division. This will test the bank’s new-look management team.
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Mercuria scales back lenders in US revolver — EDF to sell US nuclear assets to Exelon — SNCF swaps loan tracks to sustainability-linked — Rewe seeks Schuldschein for acquisition debt — Dechra makes success of debut in PP market — AFC scores $140m Kimchi loan as Asian influence in Africa rockets
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A slump in revenue growth during an economic downturn could trigger a change in investors’ risk appetite and a “widespread” sell-off of corporate bonds, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warned on Thursday.
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Alabama-based Medical Properties Trust is marketing a dual tranche, split-rated sterling bond, to pay back loans drawn to buy nine UK private hospitals this year. The company’s marketing materials highlighted that the UK’s National Health Service had doubled its spending in the private sector since 2009, but the opposition Labour Party has committed to end this outsourcing if it returns to power in December’s election.
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Perhaps the last two public sector bond benchmark issues of the year hit screens in euros this week and, judging by their reception, the market is closing right on time.
