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DirectBooks, which plans to bring a new issuance platform for bond markets, has not ruled out the possibility of a partnership with other providers. -
Hannover Re gave away a bit of premium for a new tier two this week, after it touched on the lower bound of the spreads available in the market for insurance capital.
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With SSA issuers' programmes rising to accommodate their responses to the coronavirus pandemic, the volume of deals transacted in niche currencies is closing in on a record high. With offshore interest in local currency deals healthy, however, many major banks are missing out on a busy and increasingly active market.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, received far below the €5.3bn-equivalent it had offered to buy back through a tender offer, as analysts still expect its leverage to remain at nosebleed levels for a company with a BBB+ rating.
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Emerging market investors are anticipating a wave of corporate and FIG issuance from across the CEEMEA region, which they say will be welcomed with open arms. Russian petrochemical company Sibur is the latest such borrower looking to being a new bond, hosting investor calls on Monday.
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Agence Française de Développement hit the market twice this week, taking advantage of the absence of competing supply to pick up cash in euros and dollars. Thibaut Makarovsky, head of funding and market operations at the agency, discussed the deals with GlobalCapital.
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A host of Chinese issuers filed IPO applications with Hong Kong’s stock exchange this week as they rushed to get their documents in before the end of the quarter.
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European banks jumped into the US dollar market this week, with some issuers clocking up huge savings in the currency versus what their home markets could offer.
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Bagshaw heads to HSBC, Deutsche replaces him — Citi's Kemp retires — Karolev moves to JP Morgan
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The Covid-19 outbreak has spurred at least one change for the better. Five banks have established dedicated ESG teams since the start of the pandemic to meet demand from clients committed to being more conscientious, writes David Rothnie.
