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◆ US asset manager is a rare name in the bond market ◆ Sterling leg comes alongside triple tranche dollar deal ◆ £9.9bn Schroders acquisition to close in the fourth quarter
◆ UK building society actively funding across markets and formats in the past four months ◆ Strategic sterling capital deal proactively manages AT1 stack ahead of call ◆ Senior non-preferred euro bond becomes joint tightest UK bank bond at the tenor since 2021
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The slide in French government bonds this week raises concerns for the country's banks and companies
Higher new issue premiums make deals shine amid market volatility
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
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A stronger performance in credit markets in recent weeks has lifted spirits, but investors remain concerned about signs that economic growth is still slowing in Europe. -
Sparebank Soer Boligkreditt has mandated leads for a covered bond and taken advantage of demand identified in the previous three Norwegian deals issued so far this year.
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French insurance firm Scor said on Tuesday that it was looking to take legal action against compatriot Covéa, as well as Barclays and Rothschild, in relation to a rejected acquisition proposal. Covéa had announced earlier in the day that it was no longer looking to combine with Scor.
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Società per la Gestione di Attività (SGA), Italy’s bad loan management vehicle, is preparing to sell its first senior unsecured bond in the euro market. The company’s funding needs have risen amid a growing focus on cleaning up the Italian banking sector.
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After a string of very successful 10 year covered bond trades, it was clear that seven and five year deals would “fly like hell,” said a syndicate manager on one of the deals issued on Tuesday by Swedbank and Aareal Bank.
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Berlin Hyp showed that there was plenty of demand for bonds with longer and more unusual tenors on Tuesday, surprising some on-looking bankers on its return to the preferred senior format.
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