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Metalloinvest, the Russian steel maker, has signed a sustainability-linked bilateral credit line with ING. It is one of the first sustainability-linked loans for a Russian borrower and comes as ING continues its drive to expand in this area. -
German defence firm Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has signed a €350m loan, joining Port of Rotterdam and FEV Group in the market for similar sized deals amid a wave of mid-market activity in Europe.
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Ineos, with a split high yield/investment grade rating, announced a drive-by €770m seven year non-call three bond issue on Monday, refinancing its 4% 2023 bond of the same size.
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Bank of China sold another blockbuster Belt and Road transaction on Wednesday, raising $3.8bn across eight tranches of notes in five currencies across five bank branches, It was the largest transaction sold under the BRI label.
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The Port of Rotterdam has signed a €300m sustainability-linked bank facility, as loans bankers say they have seen an influx of mid-market deals for around that amount in recent weeks.
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It was a busy week for ING’s funding team, as they kicked off the quarter by issuing euro-denominated notes on Monday and a series of dollar bonds on Tuesday.
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Sovereign, supranational and agency (SSA) issuers burst into the second quarter with a scorching week that saw plenty of big books and minimal or negative premiums.
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Two renewable energy companies achieved successful euro bond issues on Thursday. Norsk Hydro, the Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy firm, and ERG, the Italian wind energy group, issuing in green format, both tightened their prices and finished with plenty of over-subscription in their books.
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Following the success of the first Spanish public sector green bond, the market’s attention has turned to the highly anticipated debut green bond from the Spanish sovereign.
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The European Investment Bank and Flemish Community brought sustainability-linked transactions on Thursday, with investors piling in despite a busy market elsewhere.
