JP Morgan

James Janoskey will head up JP Morgan’s investment banking activities for energy in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Ico) and Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) found strong demand in the short end of the euro curve on Wednesday, which SSA bankers are calling the new sweet spot, despite the deeply negative yields.

A group of shareholders in M&G have sold £117m ($150.3m) of stock in the company, following its demerger from its former parent Prudential, via an accelerated bookbuild.

JP Morgan has appointed Alex Watkins as head of equity capital markets for the UK, replacing Nicholas Hall. Meanwhile, the bank has picked a new head of its consumer and retail sector coverage team for UK investment banking.

Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Ico) held investor calls on Tuesday ahead of its return to the social bond market to complete its funding needs for the year.

Alvaro Estevez has joined JP Morgan from Bank of America, in order to lead a team that works with large multi-national companies.

Dutch firm Prosus made a debt-backed hostile bid of around £4.9bn for online food delivery company Just Eat on Tuesday, with the target's board quickly rallying to reject the unsolicited offer.

Norilsk Nickel printed a five year Eurobond on Monday, raising $750m with its lowest ever coupon.

UK motion picture visual effects company DNEG is pushing ahead with its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, having formally confirmed its intention to float on Tuesday.

Celia Murray has been appointed as head of M&A and corporate finance for the UK at JP Morgan.

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) met investors this week to discuss a debut sale of additional tier one (AT1) bonds. Changes in regulation are prompting issuers to seek new deals in the asset class to optimise their capital layers.

The European Stability Mechanism has chosen a five year tenor to kick off its funding for the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, a French public sector agency is out with its debut sustainable benchmark bond.