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Europe’s primary convertible bond market has reopened after the Easter break with two new deals on Friday from issuers with very different sector profiles. -
The European Investment Bank has become the latest SSA issuer to tap the offshore renminbi (CNH) market, pricing its inaugural Climate Awareness Bond in the currency this week.
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Zhenro Properties Group sold a short dated bond worth $220m on Thursday, adding further momentum to Asia’s growing green market.
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Marvell Technology, the Bermuda-registered US chipmaker, jumped into the dollar bond market this week with a $2bn trade linked to a $10bn acquisition, after clinching the deal more quickly than expected.
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Esoteric names from the FIG market are expected to fill the post-Easter issuance pipeline to take advantage on the constructive market conditions on offer.
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European banks face tough conceptual and regulatory barriers as they enter the market for sustainability-linked debt. But DCM bankers hope that they can find a simpler solution for issuers by focusing on covered bonds, write Tyler Davies and Bill Thornhill.
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Athora Netherlands returned to the market after almost three years away on Thursday, raising €300m of tier two paper for the first time since its takeover by its Bermuda-based parent.
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HSBC is relocating the regional head of its leveraged and acquisition finance (LAF) business from Hong Kong to London to help implement its UK strategy.
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BlackRock has signed a $4.4bn revolving credit agreement linked to gender and racial diversity metrics, becoming one of the most prominent companies globally to use key performance indicators focused on staff equality in its main bank line.
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China’s Fortune Auto Finance Co launched its first internationally rated auto loan ABS transaction this week, pricing the senior portion of the Rmb2.5bn ($381.5m) deal at a competitive spread.
