JP Morgan

The World Bank and Cades were both able to bring large deals at the short end of the dollar curve on Thursday, despite a difficult market backdrop for issuers.

JP Morgan has unveiled the team it wants to repeat its table-topping success in European corporate finance, following three years of hard graft, writes David Rothnie

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Group, the UK mid-sized bank being spun off by National Australia Bank, had by day three of bookbuild received more than enough demand to place all of the shares in its London IPO.

India's Quick Heal Technologies wrapped up investor meetings for its $70m-$80m IPO last week and plans to open books in mid-February, according to sources.

Equity capital market bankers are finding it hard to feel optimistic about this quarter. By close last night, European stocks had already fallen 8.8% so far this year, and few deals had been launched.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) is the first SSA borrower this week to brave the dollar bond market as tricky conditions in other markets make life tough for issuers.

China Railway Construction Corp has priced the first H-share convertible bond in Asia ex-Japan since 2007, raising $500m to get this year’s equity-linked market rolling.

India's Quick Heal Technologies wrapped up investor meetings for its $70m-$80m IPO last week and plans to open books in mid February, according to sources.

The European Investment Bank and the Federal State of Berlin announced on Monday their intention to print in euros in a week in which the European Central Bank is expected to make a decision regarding interest rates.

Spanish low cost airline Volotea has declared its intention to float in Madrid, with one lead banker saying the oil price fall could help the deal succeed.

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Group, the UK mid-sized bank being spun off by National Australia Bank, has set the price range for its London IPO at a level that it hopes will prove compelling to investors in spite of market volatility.

Emerging markets bankers were treated to a new name on Monday as Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD) announced a roadshow for its debut bond.