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How the new asset class performs under stress will drive investor confidence and determine its success

With the EU embarking on a regulatory clean out, Priips might finally be in for a much-needed overhaul

Over €12.5bn of orders pledged for rare and tightly priced covered bonds

◆ Deal execution is ‘exemplary of the current market’ ◆ Demand drops by around €2.4bn from peak to landing, yet clears 10bp inside fair value ◆ Issuer reduces cost with bullet and counts SP bonds towards MREL

Volatile conditions and bigger deal sizes mean private lending is facing more risk than ever

◆What to expect at SFVegas 2024 ◆ From finance to the Capitol (and back) ◆ Always learning before earning

◆ Markets plead for regs pause ◆ Barclays' new strategy ◆ Middle East ECM to take it up a gear

Investors are hungry for higher yielding FIG bonds

Up to two visits to primary market planned each year, but senior unsecured is not on the bank's radar

Rarely has having a bank with the expertise to navigate uncertain markets been so important to borrowers as in 2023. One firm in particular stood out for its ability to guide successful transactions home in the hardest of conditions. The winner of GlobalCapital’s Loan House of the Year — in addition to a host of other loan awards — was BNP Paribas. GlobalCapital spoke to Nicolas Rabier, the bank’s co-head of investment grade finance, about what lay behind the firm’s success and some of the stand out deals from the past year.

Crédit Agricole CIB was involved in virtually every award-winning loan deal this year. But its strength in real asset finance won special mention. Clean energy and the digital transition are two of the most important trends in global infrastructure — the bank is at the heart of both. Unrivalled experience saw the firm lead stellar telecom tower and offshore wind transactions — leaving it the clear winner of Best Arranger of Infrastructure and Renewables Loans.