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French banks clear for capital drive after positive election result
Following several months of apprehension in the run-up to Sunday's first round vote in the French presidential election, French banks can now look forward to better issuance conditions and lower funding costs as they build towards their regulatory capital requirements.
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European stocks soar as Macron tops first round
Fears of a far right victory in the French presidential election receded on Sunday night after Emmanuel Macron won the largest share of the vote to make it into the second round alongside Marine Le Pen, the National Front leader.
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French election relief opens way for EFSF
A strong showing from Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the French election has been greeted as an “overwhelmingly positive development” by those in capital markets, according to a head of SSA DCM, and provides an exceptional backdrop for the European Financial Stability Facility’s expected benchmark.
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Volatility indices drop down as investors cash out on Macron victory
French election anxieties dropped out of derivative markets with astonishing speed this week, as centrist pro-EU candidate Emmanuel Macron’s first round election showing set him on course for the French presidency.
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ABS relieved as Macron goes En the Marche
Investors in France are looking ahead to June’s legislative elections under the assumption that Emmanuel Macron is set to become the next president of France on May 7 when he faces the National Front’s Marine Le Pen in a deciding vote.
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Covered bond issuers urged to fund without delay as France votes
French and European periphery covered bond spreads were tighter on Monday following the result of the French presidential election first round vote. Bankers have urged issuers to take advantage of the bounce to secure funding.
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Relief rally reaches EM as Macron and Le Pen go through
Emerging market debt was tighter across the board on Monday morning, after a favourable outcome in the first round of the French presidential election spurred a rebound in core market asset prices.
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French vote gets corporate pipeline pumping again
Risk appetite has returned to the corporate bond market after independent centrist Emmanuel Macron came out on top of the first round of voting in the French presidential election on on Monday morning.
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Levfin lively after French election as Netflix jumps in with €1bn HY debut
The leveraged finance market in Europe has shared in the cheerful sentiment across markets on Monday morning as the first round of voting in the French presidential election suggested centrist Emmanuel Macron was the favourite to win the run-off in two weeks’ time.
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Bond Comments
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IADB USD4.25bn 0.875% Apr 26
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Land NRW USD1.75bn 1% Apr 26
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Spain EUR6bn 0.85% Jul 37
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Austria EUR4.5bn 0% Apr 25m, EUR2bn 0.7% Apr 71
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EFSF EUR4bn 0% Jul 26
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World Bank USD3bn 0.125% Apr 23 sustainable development bond, USD5bn 1.375% Apr 28 sustainable development bond
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BNG EUR2bn 0.125% Apr 33 sustainability bond
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Rabobank EUR750m 3.1% PNC Dec 28 AT1
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Berlin Hyp EUR500m 0.375% Apr 31 sustainability-linked senior
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Italy EUR7bn 0.25% Mar 28 tap, EUR5bn 2.15% Mar 72
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KfW EUR4bn 0% Jun 29 green bond
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ADB USD5bn 1% Apr 26
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Portugal EUR4bn 0.3% Oct 31
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Macquarie Bank GBP400m 1.125% Dec 26 senior
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Santander Consumer Bank EUR500m 0.125% Apr 26 senior
All International Bonds
Rank | Lead Manager | Amount $bn | No of issues | Share % |
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1 | JPMorgan | 92.59 | 388 | 8.96% |
2 | Citi | 85.30 | 278 | 8.25% |
3 | BofA Securities | 63.15 | 265 | 6.11% |
4 | Barclays | 58.01 | 223 | 5.61% |
5 | Deutsche Bank | 55.74 | 184 | 5.39% |
Bookrunners of All Syndicated Loans EMEA
Rank | Lead Manager | Amount $bn | No of issues | Share % |
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1 | BNP Paribas | 60.87 | 123 | 14.06% |
2 | Credit Agricole CIB | 28.59 | 93 | 6.60% |
3 | Santander | 25.41 | 90 | 5.87% |
4 | JPMorgan | 23.88 | 61 | 5.52% |
5 | UniCredit | 21.51 | 103 | 4.97% |
Bookrunners of all EMEA ECM Issuance
Rank | Lead Manager | Amount $bn | No of issues | Share % |
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1 | Goldman Sachs | 2.07 | 11 | 10.42% |
2 | BofA Securities | 1.40 | 6 | 7.01% |
3 | Citi | 1.37 | 7 | 6.87% |
4 | Morgan Stanley | 1.36 | 6 | 6.85% |
5 | JPMorgan | 1.31 | 7 | 6.59% |