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Senvion, the German maker of wind turbines, has raised €62.5m of fresh capital to fund its expansion in new markets such as India, where the Indian government has announced plans to build 30,000 mega watts of offshore wind capacity by 2030. -
KfW received solid demand for its €1bn global June 2020 benchmark tap on Tuesday, as investors lapped up the rising swap spreads caused by political tensions in Italy and economic crisis Turkey, and looked for safe assets.
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Even as the market expands, many private debt investors are failing to capitalise on the breadth of the asset class, concludes a report by actuarial firm Willis Towers Watson (WTW).
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UK real estate investment trust Segro has sold €300m 10 and 15 year US private placement (PP) notes, to a group of institutional investors.
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Berlin property company ADO Properties had planned to issue its second corporate bond in recent weeks, following a successful investor update. However, a high profile bribery case in Israel has put the deal on hold for now.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority recently fined a clutch of Nordic banks for breaking credit rating regulations. The decision could have implications for the Schuldschein market — where arranging banks issue similar ratings to investors.
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The second deal in two days from a Volkswagen entity was never expected to hit the heights of the triple-tranche euro deal the day before. However, Thursday’s sterling trade still received a very strong response from investors.
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NRW.Bank has promoted Besnik Berisha to be its new head of funding, with a focus on long term debt.
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Volkswagen Leasing took advantage of the positive tone in the quiet corporate bond market to build a huge order book for its €2.5bn triple-tranche offering.
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Mutual Energy, an energy infrastructure company headquartered in Belfast, has sold £200m ($256.98m) of private placement notes in its first private debt outing.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) decision to fine five Nordic banks last week has raised two questions: just how consistently will rules be applied across Europe, and is it even appropriate that they are?
