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Hospital operator Ameos has scheduled a bank meeting for Wednesday morning for a €510m loan refinancing, as banks scramble for deals. -
The IPO of VolkerWessels, the Dutch construction and property development company owned by the Wessels family, achieved coverage on its full deal size by Wednesday morning, two working days into the bookbuild.
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VolkerWessels, the Dutch construction company controlled by the Wessels family, has opened the books for its Amsterdam IPO, which could value the business at up to €2bn.
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Ukrainian poultry producer MHP this week reaped the rewards of an unsullied history of debt servicing in the form of tight pricing on its first dollar bond for more than four years.
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Investors piled into a €300m bond issue for Brussels Airport on Wednesday, leaving syndicate bankers brimming with frustration that more issuers had not exploited this week's strong market.
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Stocks across Europe enjoyed a relief rally following the victory of Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the French presidential election on Sunday, causing the blocks market to burst back into life after muted activity in the week before the vote.
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An outpouring of interest from first tier global funds helped shareholders of ING Life Insurance Korea raise W1.1tr ($975m) from its IPO, though pricing came near the bottom of guidance.
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Two commodities companies have rolled out separate syndications into the loan market, with Vitol Asia approaching lenders for $1bn and Gunvor Singapore looking for $800m.
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Hard on the heels of Unibail-Rodamco’s ground-breaking green loan, believed to be the first large corporate financing to give the borrower a pricing benefit if it hits sustainability targets, Koninklijke Philips, the Dutch health technology group, has signed a similar €1bn loan linked to its sustainability rating, writes Jon Hay.
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Ukrainian poultry producer MHP is lining up the second corporate bond of the year from the country, following a deal from Kernel in January.
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Theresa May stunned the UK on Tuesday by calling a snap general election, but equity capital markets remain calm and the next wave of IPOs is becoming more visible, with two more new deals announced this week.
