Ireland
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The sovereign attracted a large book after record-breaking deals from peers
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Without banks' capital costs, could Citadel Securities shake up primary dealer ecosystem?
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Ireland's orderly exit from AIB continues as 5% chunk sold on Monday night
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Irish company has turned to shareholders to fund acquisition of Scottish pasta producer
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Ireland successfully reduced its stake to below 50% in June
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Investors pile into the long end of building materials company’s trade
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Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse in March postponed the pipeline of state selldowns
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Latest selldown of AIB shares raised €480m for the Irish state
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There has not been a large European bank block since before Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in March
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◆ Santander Consumer Bank seals 35bp move ◆ 10bp-20bp concessions needed for senior prints ◆ Pipeline slows as issuers enter 'monitoring mode'
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NatWest and Ireland sold shares in response to reverse interest
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Sovereigns should take advantage of positive spreads and rating moves to get funding
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S&P has given Ireland its highest rating from a major international rating agency for more than a decade
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Recoveries of bank share prices and the block market are welcome signs for European bank privatisations
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Ireland debt management office hopes upgrade will bring in new investors
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When FIG gets that feeling, it means primary's healing
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Irish lender’s latest senior offering attracts strong €2bn order book
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Overnight trade was executed after interest in a ‘sizable’ purchase was made
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Floridian manager registered the vehicle in Ireland with article 8 SFDR classification
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Deal stood out from other sovereign issues last week
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Sovereigns build bumper order books as Portugal dares to go longer than peers
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Director of investment banking is one of three hires in Dublin
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Spread cranked in but tier two still pays premium over sterling
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Eurozone periphery deals showed that although the market is booming, it is not open for every issuer
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The government is pushing forward with privatisation of the bank
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The Irish government still owns most of AIB after the bank was nationalised during the financial crisis
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Unicaja and Permanent TSB gear up to print in the absence of national champions
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Bigger concessions become an important way to mitigate volatility in swap spreads
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New issue premiums shrink narrow as market confidence returns
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The Irish green energy fund has captured the attention of investors as a result of the energy crisis in Europe
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Greencoat Renewables has decided to tap equity capital markets with a new share sale
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The US bank has chosen one of its own to fill the vacancy left by Barry Meyers' departure
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Supervisors recognised that the Irish issuer has improved its risk profile
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Cyprus concession looks higher than other SSAs this week, but bankers blame rating rather than systemic widening
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AIB has lagged behind the rally in the broader European banking sector this year
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Ireland, Belgium and Austria lay out roadmap for 2022 funding
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Depfa ACS has bought back its remaining Irish covered bonds. Ireland has now lost a total of three covered bond issuing banks leaving two behind — and they haven’t come to the public market for years.
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CDB Aviation, an Ireland-based subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co, has raised a $660m portfolio financing from banks.
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Note holders of Depfa ACS bonds can expect to be paid handsomely for their holdings, provided they meet Monday’s registration deadline to agree to the new purchase scheme. But although the terms look attractive, it is far from clear that a successful outcome will be achieved.
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Permanent TSB added to a recent run of Irish bank supply on Wednesday, tapping into strong investor demand with a new tier two in the euro market.
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Bank of Ireland Group was more than three times subscribed for a new tier two on Tuesday, as it followed its domestic peer AIB Group in applying a green label to the asset class.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, April 19. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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Austria took centre stage in the euro sovereign bond market this week with the sale of its first ever four year benchmark alongside a new 50 year deal to complete its curve.
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The International Development Association is set to make one of its rare outings to the euro market on Tuesday, joining a 20 year from Ireland, which will be the third sovereign deal this week.
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Davy, the Irish brokerage firm, has shut its bond desk with immediate effect following a damning investigation by the Central Bank of Ireland which found a group of employees breached markets regulation for personal financial again over a period of two years.
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A pair of sovereigns privately placed century bonds this week, with one of the borrowers — Ireland — dipping below the 1% point for the first time at this sort of tenor.
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Smurfit Kappa, the Irish paper and cardboard packaging company, has signed its first sustainability-linked loan for €1.35bn, at the same time as setting new targets to reduce its carbon footprint and water use and employ more women.
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Deutsche Pfandbriefbank could take advantage of a quiet backdrop in the euro FIG market to launch the first deal from its green bond framework.