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◆ Friday Italian capital raising completed ahead of potential big issuance next week ◆ Strong market tone drives rise in AT1 bids ◆ Bank marches inside 300bp reset but also through recent Commerzbank spread
◆ Unusually busy Friday for European bank funding ◆ Small premium, large demand ◆ Meanwhile 10 year OAT-Bund spread breaches 100bp
◆ Larger-than-usual size ◆ Constructive Friday opening led to three well-received FIG trades ◆ ...of which Alpha may have paid the least NIP
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Conducive credit markets and tight spreads to lure issuers as risks loom on the horizon
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
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Shares in Tikehau Capital, the French alternative investment manager, rose almost 6% this week after the company launched a well-flagged €1bn capital raise to finance growth. -
UniCredit made the unusual decision of adding a one year call option to a preferred senior bond on Tuesday, nodding towards the bond’s potential value as total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC). The Italian bank won strong support on a day when dovish central bank comments were fuelling a big rally in the value of risk assets.
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Bankia on Tuesday decided to sell its first senior non-preferred bond after the whole market rallied about 5bp as a result of a speech from Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, on Monday. The issuance attracted a hefty book of €3.7bn, more than seven times its pre-determined size of €500m.
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Banks have taken a breather from issuing covered bonds in euros after a bumper week for issuance last week, but analysts suggest there is still plenty of interest among investors for further supply in the asset class.
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ABN Amro has appointed an ex-Barclays banker as its new head of UK FIG DCM.
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China Everbright Bank has become the latest Chinese lender to tap the offshore market for floating rate notes (FRN), raising $500m at an aggressive level on Monday.
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