Natixis

Carrefour Banque managed to brave and overcome the broad market turmoil that set in during the second half of last week, pricing its €500m senior unsecured floating rate note to become the only European senior issuer in the market on Friday.

Olam International, which is the target of a proposed acquisition by Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, is expected to launch its $1.2bn fundraising into syndication on the week of March 24.

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A group of 15 banks are tipped to win the mandate for the new loan for agricultural products supplier Olam International, which is expected to be launched at a size of $1.2bn.

Areva, the French nuclear power construction group, issued a €750m nine year bond today that was solidly oversubscribed, but was not the blowout enjoyed by Teollisuuden Voima a week ago.

Natixis has hired Eric Le Brusq, the ex-global head of equities and derivatives sales at BNP Paribas in London, as global head of equity derivatives sales, also in London.

A group of 15 banks are tipped to win the mandate for the new loan for agricultural products supplier Olam International, which is expected to launch at $1.2bn.

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Credit Suisse drew in €3.3bn of demand for its €1.75bn five year deal, the biggest of 2014 as generous pricing and name recognition spurred demand. By contrast, La Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec pulled in a relatively anaemic book €1.2bn for its inaugural legislative €1bn five year deal.

French veterinary vaccines maker Ceva Sante Animale will begin to market a €700m-equivalent refinancing term loan at bank meetings next week.

French metals group Eramet has launched a borrowing base facility into the loan market.

The high yield market is repricing – and despite one of the most alarming episodes in post-Cold War history, it is repricing tighter.