France
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A pair of euro borrowers braved a tricky market on Tuesday, raising a combined €4bn despite heavy weather in government spreads. One opted for a defensive pricing strategy, while the other attempted to squeeze investors. -
Since Greece’s debt exchange operation in November, market participants have been expecting a return either at three years or seven years. Monday’s mandate brought the answer.
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Novares, the French plastic car parts maker, has begun bookbuilding for its rebooted €260m initial public offering on Euronext Paris.
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This week's scorecard looks at the funding progress of French agencies as we move into February.
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France and Germany want to restrict the options for how a common European pension plan pays out, privileging annuities over lump sums, while keeping national authorities responsible for implementing the label, according to a 'non-paper' drafted by both countries together and seen by GlobalCapital.
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France is hoping to add its name to a growing list of sovereigns in China’s Panda bond market, having discussed the possibility with at least two of the country’s biggest state-owned banks.
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Credit Suisse has let go of a managing director in debt capital markets.
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While Tuesday brought a flurry of euro benchmarks, the pace of issuance will slacken on Wednesday as the market battens down for a busy week of US data announcements.
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The first meeting of the Central Banks’ and Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System has broadened the emphasis of the group’s work from a focus on climate change to one on climate and the environment.
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US lottery and gaming group Scientific Games International sold its first euro bonds this week, in a European high yield market that bankers and investors described as ready and steady for opposite reasons.
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A trio of Europe’s less frequent public sector borrowers are set to hit screens for euro transactions on Tuesday, following a long end benchmark from a French agency on January 26.
