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Adidas, the German sportswear company, has signed a €1.5bn loan to replace an emergency facility from KfW signed during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. It has raised €3bn of debt since taking the crisis loan. -
The clamour for green bonds was on display in the corporate market on Thursday when UPM-Kymmene, the Finnish pulp and paper company, had its debut green issue more than six times oversubscribed, while a conventional bond for Swedish truck maker Scania found more modest demand.
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Bank of Communications Co raised $2.8bn from a Basel III-compliant additional tier one (AT1) capital bond on Wednesday, introducing a new perpetual bond format for Chinese banks.
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A flurry of Chinese corporations rushed to the dollar bond market on Wednesday, raising a total of $1.19bn between them.
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South African commercial landlord Growthpoint Properties has sold R4.3bn ($275m) of new shares to fund deleveraging, including repaying debt used to finance its acquisition of Capital & Regional at the end of 2019.
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Emerging market issuers have crept back into the small issuance window in international markets after a brief pause for the US elections, with Dubai Islamic Bank and Uzbekistan’s Ipoteka Bank issuing dollar-denominated bonds this week.
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US banks have fared well in the Financial Stability Board’s latest assessment of firms' systemic importance, with JP Morgan no longer standing out as the riskiest bank in the world.
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Canal+ Polska, the Polish satellite TV network, has pulled its IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, despite the strong momentum behind emerging market equities.
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Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust has tapped the equity market for S$1.19bn ($887.7m) to finance a global purchasing spree.
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US fast food chain Chick-fil-A has issued a $1.7bn US private placement, according to market sources, in what is widely regarded as one of the tightest deals sold since the outbreak of coronavirus. Arrangers in London are looking for similar companies in Europe that could be tempted to issue.
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Deal arrangers expect banks will take advantage of a positive tone in the euro market by bringing forward their plans for non-preferred senior issuance, following in the footsteps of CaixaBank and ING Groep on Tuesday.
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Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust has launched an offering of new shares, eyeing S$1.2bn ($891.6m) to fund acquisitions across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific.
