Morgan Stanley

Ten year Pfandbrief €500m deals issued this week by NordLB and Bawag were narrowly oversubscribed even with the support of the Eurosystem.

Two KKR backed firms have brought the first European leveraged loan market repricings of the year, picking up on a trend that is already in full swing in the US this year.

Corporates from Hong Kong, China and Singapore were clamouring for investors’ attention on Thursday for their respective offerings.

Portugal took out around a fifth of its funding programme for 2017 on Wednesday, printing a €3bn 10 year deal. Bankers away from the trade said pricing looked a little cheap — but at the same time defended the sovereign’s debt office for playing it safe to win size.

Indian power company NTPC and Malaysia’s Genting Overseas Holding Company are planning their respective debut outings, with the former seeking euros and the latter dollars.

Foncière des Régions, the French property company, has achieved a covered book for its €348m capital increase to finance the acquisition of a portfolio of 19 Spanish hotels through its subsidiary Foncière des Murs.

Portugal will kick off its funding year with a 10 year euro benchmark, mandating for the deal on Tuesday shortly after announcing its bond issuance target for 2017.

Spanish telecoms provider Telefónica hit the euro market on Tuesday for a dual tranche offering that tested the outer limit of investors’ appetite for long tenors.

Following the tragic death of Romain Etienne last week, his family welcomes all friends and colleagues that want to attend his funeral.

Morgan Stanley and UBS are looking to bump up their stakes in their respective securities joint ventures in China to the maximum 49%, said sources from both banks.

China’s Jilin Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank has bagged HK$3.0bn ($386.9m) after pricing its IPO near the bottom of guidance.

The potential volume of green bond issues is set to reach the very top of what is possible in the bond market, as the French sovereign this week announced the start of a roadshow for its debut green bond later this month.