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The European high yield bond market returned from its summer break to €2.8bn of new bond offerings this week, including a sub-benchmark sized note from Delaware’s Kronos International on Monday. -
A pair of public sector borrowers are set to bring their longest dated euro benchmarks in some time on Tuesday, as underlying rates for both issuers fell slightly on Monday.
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Praesidiad, a Belgian perimeter security company, launched the term loan for its acquisition by private equity firm Carlyle on Monday, in what was a busy week for the market. More than €2.5bn of loan deals have been launched in the past four days.
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French property company Icade printed its first green bond on Monday, but no other corporates ventured into the market. Having the full attention of investors allowed the issuer to increase the deal by €100m and price it 20bp tighter than initial price thoughts.
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After months of preparation, one of this year's most highly anticipated European IPOs got going on Monday, when Pirelli, the 145-year old Italian tyre maker, announced its intention to float on Borsa Italiana.
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Steel Pipe Industry of Indonesia (Spindo) is courting investors in Asia and Europe this week, in pursuit of its first international dollar bond.
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The European leveraged finance market is set to contend with loan deals approaching €4bn for the start of September. Over half of that is for the German pharmaceutical firm Stada — a deal that could help make funding more expensive for everyone else, writes Victor Jimenez.
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SSAs enjoyed soaring conditions in the sterling market this week after a summer lull, which bankers attributed to a big Gilt redemption and sterling’s weakening against other main currencies.
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A group of institutions working towards a distributed ledger solution for cash settlement has doubled in size, as six global investment banks came aboard this week.
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BDO Unibank set a new record on Wednesday with a $700m bond, the largest dollar deal ever from a bank in the Philippines and a rare transaction from the island nation this year. Although few expect a rush of Philippine credits in the dollar market as a result, there is some hope next year will set a new pace. Morgan Davis reports.
