France

Jumbo M&A related financing is one of the biggest trades of 2023

◆ Investors flock to first dollar AT1 for five months ◆ Positive response to new equity conversion structure ◆ More supply to come but no 'deluge'

Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is in talks to buy Atos’s legacy operations

Borrower signs 12 year deal as European high yield spreads tipped to soar

◆ Dual tranche trade attracts over €5bn of orders ◆ 'Generous' spread fuels demand ◆ Other household names could tap quiet market before late August rush

Issuers at either end of rating spectrum made to pay double digit premiums

Issuer strikes lonely figure in Europe's high grade corporate bond market

Spirits company heads to Belgium and Luxembourg's retail bond market

Compatriots' recent deals helped provide clarity on pricing

After the UK finally ratified its MoU with the EU this week, Paris is ready to lay claim to being the bloc's financial capital. But the EU must complete its much-delayed Capital Markets Union if it is to hold on to its newfound status

Issuer offers to exchange hybrid rather than not call it, but some say it's just kicking the can down the road

◆ Demand for Commerzbank deal less than expected ◆ 6bp-7bp of premium needed ◆ Senior unsecured supply glut eats up covered demand