Italy
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Antares Vision, the Italian technology company, has launched a share sale to increase its liquidity in what will effectively be a re-IPO of the company. -
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It is almost a month since the ECB promised to “significantly increase” the pace of its purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme. So far, the purchase data reveals little in the way of acceleration, but the head of the Italian treasury Davide Iacovoni says it’s on the way.
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European banks face tough conceptual and regulatory barriers as they enter the market for sustainability-linked debt. But DCM bankers hope that they can find a simpler solution for issuers by focusing on covered bonds, write Tyler Davies and Bill Thornhill.
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Portugal began the price discovery process for its new 10 year syndicated bond on Wednesday close to fair value in an effort to give as much clarity to investors as possible on the final level, according to lead managers.
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Italy and Portugal are the first two eurozone sovereigns out of the blocks for syndications following the Easter break, with the former looking to extend its curve by a further five years.
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Three banks jumped into the euro senior market after the Easter break on Tuesday, benefitting from stable demand and printing with low new issue concessions.
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The Italian treasury has announced plans to issue a third BTP Futura — a bond format that exclusively targets retail investors — in April, which will come with a 16 year maturity.
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Aviva was met with strong demand for a tender offer this week, prompting the firm to buy back £200m more bonds than expected and increase the size of its debt reduction targets.
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Remo Ruffini, the Italian fashion billionaire, has offloaded €412m of shares in Moncler, the luxury goods company famous for its down jackets, through an accelerated bookbuild on Tuesday night.
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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, March 8. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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Intesa Sanpaolo saved a couple of basis points with the sale of a new senior bond from its green issuance framework on Tuesday, compared to fair value on a conventional deal. The new issue came as markets remained on edge ahead of the European Central Bank’s next meeting.
