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SES, the Luxembourg-based satellite operator, opted to ignore the announcement of US non-farm payrolls today, traditionally a reason for the European corporate bond market to take a day of rest, and issued a benchmark hybrid bond on Friday. -
Commodities trader Noble Group has decided to raise about S$719m ($522m) through a rights issue as it seeks ways to pay off outstanding debt.
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PKN Orlen printed the first non-financial corporate bond from Poland since 2014 on Wednesday and managed to mop up plenty of demand from a brand new investor base.
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Three Russian corporates are looking to hammer out deals in the wake of the sovereign’s return to the bond market last week. All are refining their debt profiles with a combined buyback and new offer.
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PKN Orlen was on track to print a seven year dollar bond with books over €1.5bn at guidance on Wednesday.
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The CEEMEA bond market is in full flow as issuers jump in ahead of the FOMC meeting, Brexit vote and Ramadan. Two issuers are out with initial price thoughts and a string of others have mandated for new bonds.
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ING has raided General Electric for a new head of wholesale banking, with Bill Connelly set to retire from the job in November.
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Insurance firm Delta Lloyd has agreed its first revolving credit facility for €600m but the borrower has no immediate plans to draw on the facility, according to the Dutch firm’s chief financial officer.
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Commodities trader Gunvor Singapore has increased the size of its latest loan to $1.041bn from the launch size of $750m, signing the deal on May 25, according to sources.
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Philips Lighting and Maisons du Monde’s IPOs have run precisely along the same timelines, with many similarities in how the sales went, and today their debut trading performances also ran in parallel, as both stocks jumped. Philips Lighting closed up 10% and Maisons du Monde 5.9%.
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Italian energy company Enel on Thursday completed a €1.26bn exchange offer that strengthened the return of debt-backed tender offers in the European corporate market.
