Issues

No sign of Polish risk fatigue as bank’s combined books hit €5.8bn

Michael Guarda takes over DCM and syndicate

Trade is the first sukuk from a Gulf bank since early summer

◆ Issuer ups size on one tranche ◆ ‘Exceptionally strong’ day for euros ◆ Bloc has much more to raise

European IPO candidates need to take advantage of the next few weeks or risk having to wait till next year

No let-up in demand as the third week of high issuance activity gets underway

German bank continues string of firsts in niche aircraft financing structures

Share price falls as founder sells stake in German HR software company

◆ Italian bank returns after years of calls but no replacements ◆ Tight pricing cemented on super-scarcity status ◆ Austria’s Bawag gearing to increase capital with new issue and tender

Head of SIX Digital Exchange explains to GlobalCapital the next steps in Swiss distributed ledger evolution

Capital markets may be about numbers but more than that, they’re about people. When you’re pitching clients remember that, and also what Aristotle said about logos, ethos and pathos — but forget the hubris

◆ Corporate bond issuers swarm on new measure of success to chagrin of their banks ◆ An utter riot at one end of the credit spectrum for bank debt... ◆ ... while investors take their sweet time at the other end