Natixis
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Publicis, the French PR and advertising firm, issued €1.2bn of bonds on Tuesday, equally split between seven and 10 year tranches. The proceeds will be used to fund its acquisition of US marketing and consultancy company Sapient. -
Natixis is hoping to play a more active role in the Asian debt market through the hiring of Kin Liu who will be part of the bank’s origination team in Hong Kong.
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Moody’s has downgraded the corporate rating of Spie, the French engineering and communications services firm, from B1 to B2 in response to a €2bn refinancing exercise.
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Gunvor International and Gunvor SA, subsidiaries of Gunvor Group, have signed a $1bn revolving credit facility with a syndicate of 25 banks, down from 38 on its $1.5bn loan a year ago.
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Constellium, the Paris-headquartered aluminium producer, launched a €535m-equivalent bond on Friday December 5, to back its plans to buy US drinks can sheet manufacturer Wise.
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Spie, the French engineering and communications firm, gave price guidance for its €911m loan at a London bank meeting on Monday.
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Grupo Actividades de Construcción y Servicios (ACS) of Spain is in talks with a group of banks to refinance €2.2bn of debt, and plans to complete the deal in January 2015.
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Imerys, the French industrial minerals supplier, tapped its 2.5% November 2020 bond for €100m ($124.34) and issued a new €500m 10 year on Wednesday.
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Imerys, the French industrial minerals supplier, has mandated six banks for a tap of its 2.5% November 2020 bond and a new 10 year benchmark issue.
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French supermarket group Groupe Casino priced a €650m ($514.37m) 10.2 year bond on Tuesday, its third issue of the year. But its credit spreads have widened a little since its last deal on July 30.
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Publicis, the French advertising and PR firm, has mandated BNP Paribas and Citi to arrange a roadshow on Friday for a possible euro bond. The proceeds will be used as part of the funding for Publicis’s $3.7bn all cash acquisition of US company Sapient, announced on November 3.
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Spie, the French engineering and communications firm, gave price guidance for its €911m loan at a London bank meeting on Monday.
