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Conducive credit markets and tight spreads to lure issuers as risks loom on the horizon
Yankee deals range from subordinated debt debuts to super long senior extensions
◆ Steady demand thanks to improved investor perception ◆ Deal pays high single digit premium... ◆ ... but becomes issuer's tightest unsecured issue for many years
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Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
Observers blame slower bookbuilding on deal-specific factors but others see warning shots for whole market
Covered market provides 'the deepest pocket of demand' among FIG asset classes
Capital deals and a tight Nordic senior print point to what lies ahead for issuers
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Euro bond issuance has soared this year, almost matching 2006's record, as financial institution, public sector and corporate issuers have taken advantage of nearly unbeatable pricing terms in the market. Bonds bankers predict that euros will shine again in 2020, though there are emerging signs that the growth in issuance may have reached its limit. Tyler Davies and Lewis McLellan report. -
Deutsche Bank has been mandated on Alpha Bank’s ‘Project Galaxy’ NPL sale, likely to be the first to use Greece’s new non-performing loan guarantee scheme known as ‘Hercules’. Like its compatriot Eurobank, the sale will include the spin-off of an NPL management division as well as the loan exposures themselves.
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MTN bankers are tipping Formosa and senior non-preferred debt for big things in 2020. Both markets, along with MTNs as a whole, have had an underwhelming year as issuance failed to live up to the promise of a busy 2018.
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This year GlobalCapital has reported extensively on the various debt capital markets technology platforms being developed by both the public and private sectors. But which will come out on top? We should get an answer in 2020.
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Big European investment banks pivoted towards the Americas during 2019 in an attempt to boost revenues and position themselves for the next downturn, writes David Rothnie. With large M&A across the industry still off the table, banks are finding scale through joint ventures and alliances.
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A study from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has found that the premium that banks must pay to issue bail-inable debt is heavily pro-cyclical, compelling issuers to take advantage of “good times” to build up their levels of loss-absorbing capacity.
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