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Vestas, the Danish wind turbine maker, has signed a €2bn-equivalent facility linked to key performance indicators around sustainability. It was the first time the borrower has structured bank debt in this way. -
Greek banks are making the most of exuberant conditions in the financial markets in 2021, with Eurobank spying a golden opportunity to return to the senior FIG bond market this week. The next milestone is the country’s first additional tier one and, having just breezed through an equity raise, Piraeus is a prime candidate to open the market. Frank Jackman and Sam Kerr report.
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Issuers piled into Europe’s high grade corporate market on Wednesday but the deal flow had slowed to a dribble by Thursday with many issuers still on earnings blackouts. Investors showed less enthusiasm for the deals that came at the tightest spreads.
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Bpifrance achieved a solid result as it sold its first green bond on Thursday, which came alongside another green bond from a compatriot issuer.
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PSP Capital, the debt issuance arm of Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board, is planning a dollar benchmark — its first international bond ever.
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There are plenty of reasons to be cheerful about first quarter bank results, but it’s too early to be excited.
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Beijing Enterprises Holdings battled weakened sentiment around Chinese state-owned enterprises to sell a $700m dual tranche transaction on Wednesday. The company was able to price a successful deal, but only after overcoming recent fears about Chinese issuers. Morgan Davis reports.
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PowerGrid Infrastructure Investment Trust kicked off India’s third InvIT IPO on Thursday, aiming to raise up to Rp77.3bn ($1.03bn) in proceeds.
