Issues

Issuers ‘strike while the iron is hot’

◆ Swiss finance minister suggests $10bn-$25bn additional capital for the single largest bank ◆ Equivalent to increase of 20-30% CET1 ◆ Changes ‘broadly positive’ for bondholders, but AT1 spreads could face pressure

Sparkasse Bremen garners surprising demand thanks to ‘thin pipeline’

SSA DCM hire ends DZ Bank’s 'recalibration' of its SSA DCM desk

Creative sovereign bond structures should be used for debt sustainability, not short-term financial engineering

High spread deals are harnessing bumper demand

Demand strong for $400m deal, despite Iran-Israel escalation

First research of its kind illustrates how little-known instrument could be used

Italian grid operator enlarges ESG-linked RCF to €2.25bn

Not all issuers drew large oversubscriptions in mixed market

Deal offered investors a rare chance to pick up conditional pass-through paper

Compatriot JAB Holdings lines up deal as Bund widens and stocks flash red