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A strong order book allowed ING to raise €1.5bn on Thursday with the euro leg of its first ever green holdco bond — a size that was twice as large as any other financial institution has so far achieved with an unsecured green transaction in the currency. -
Turkey’s first euro benchmark in four years hit the market on Wednesday, raising €1.5bn with a February 2026 deal before being hit by a sell-off.
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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co raised $250m from an opportunistic deal on Wednesday, marking the first time the Geely parent company has sold a dollar bond.
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ING is lining up its first ever sale of green bonds from its holding company, having made the unusual decision to sell a tranche of debt in dollars as well as euros.
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Turkey hit screens on Wednesday, announcing a February 2026 euro benchmark, following up on its success in dollars in October.
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After a week without any high yield issuance, Verisure launched €1.1bn of dividend recapitalisation and refinancing bond deals this week. The market was already growing busier under tighter secondary spreads and a new refinancing deal from Intertrust.
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Green bond bankers believe the Dutch government’s decision to issue its first green bond next year will encourage other borrowers in the country to follow suit — even though many of the large bond issuers have already done so. They are speculating about whether the government might break its long habit and syndicate the bond — and also hope it will use the opportunity to set a template of best practice, writes Jon Hay.
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Kernel, the Ukrainian powerhouse producer of sunflower oil and agricultural products, has boosted and extended its $200m pre-export revolving credit facility.
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The leveraged finance new issue pipeline has slowed down in Europe. Market participants pointed to weak macroeconomic data, but also the recent alarms about weak covenants.
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Belgium’s Ravago has amended and restated €1.65bn equivalent of syndicated loans, with an oversubscribed order book allowing the industrial materials company to increase the size of the deal.
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Switzerland’s Gunvor has signed a $745m green loan, with the commodities trading company saying it is the first of its kind for the sector.
