France
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Shares in Amundi, the French asset manager, fell 1% on Monday after its shareholders gave near-unanimous approval at an extraordinary general meeting to its €1.4bn capital increase to partly finance its €3.545bn acquisition of Pioneer Investments from UniCredit. -
BNP Paribas, which hired a new head of equity capital markets earlier this week, has also hired two senior bankers in its cash equities business and revealed the destination of its outgoing head of ECM.
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A record breaking green bond debut from France rained €7bn of liquidity over an investor base parched of sovereign supply in the format, bringing new promise to the sector. But while other governments will be encouraged into the market, some worry that US president Donald Trump could stunt the market's growth, writes Craig McGlashan.
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Euros in the public sector bond market have enjoyed an exceptional run throughout January, providing borrowers from all across the public sector with funding in a tremendous breadth of maturities.
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SNCF Mobilités on Thursday took its time to get over the line on a €1bn February 2029 in a euro market that has looked all but bottomless this week.
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France’s €7bn green OAT is a cert for the awards ceremonies. But are investors in it really helping the environment?
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Deal after deal has hit screens in euros this week as issuers from all across the public sector spectrum printed in maturities from five to 30 years.
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Renewed appetite in the long end of the curve allowed Crédit Agricole Home Loan SFH to add a rare benchmark 20 year covered bond to an offering of eight and 15 year notes on Wednesday, as the French lender walked away with a healthy €2.5bn of funding.
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BNP Paribas’s global head of ECM is moving to a new job and the bank has hired a bulge bracket banker, aiming to expand its franchise in the business.
