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HSBC has appointed Jean-Manuel Richier as co-head of global banking and head of investment banking in continental Europe after the previous holder of the position, Hubert Preschez, left for M&A boutique Messier and Associés. -
Greece’s Eurobank is preparing this week to launch a callable senior preferred deal, which it will use towards its minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).
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Hochtief, the German construction company, has followed up its bond outing with a revolving credit facility. The deals see the company take on around €750m of debt in the run-up to its annual general meeting.
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PowerGrid Infrastructure Investment Trust has fixed the price band for its Rp77.3bn ($1.03bn) IPO, which is set to open later this week.
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BOC Aviation has sold a $750m bond through its US subsidiary, pricing its third dollar outing of the year at wider levels than some fair value estimates from analysts.
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Corporate bond issues came at a healthy clip in the US market this week, despite earnings blackouts, as investors showed a preference for highly rated paper.
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Bank of Cyprus and Nykredit, at opposite ends of the FIG ratings spectrum, issued tier two bonds over the last week and both found strong demand from investors for the extra spread the product offers over senior debt. But with bank capital ratios rising, there seems little appetite among other issuers to follow.
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Spanish electrical utility Iberdrola issued sustainability-linked debt this week with a key performance indicator linked to the theme of social equality. This growing trend in the loan market is expected to make the leap to corporate bonds, pushing investors to put more focus on a company’s entire ESG performance, rather than the narrow KPIs of one deal.
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HSBC has named a senior Wells Fargo banker as its new head of global banking for Europe, replacing the departing Philippe Henry.
