Natixis
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Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur made its dollar debut this week with a dual tranche $1.75bn bond. The Indonesian noodle maker overcame investor scepticism about its fundraising strategy by selling long-dated notes that saw a strong reception from the market. Morgan Davis reports. -
French engineering company Vallourec has unveiled plans for a €300m rights issue to help return its balance sheet to a sustainable footing, following a recovery in the oil industry after the slump in demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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French banks and foreign rivals are slugging it out in France’s corporate finance boom, where proximity to the government is an advantage, writes David Rothnie.
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A trio of firms slipped into the market to place senior paper this week, and with spreads threatening to creep wider, bankers were keen to see lenders make use of the windows available.
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A pair of infrequent euro borrowers, Virgin Money and SBAB Bank, tapped the market for €500m no-grow bonds on Thursday, landing deals at significantly tighter spreads compared with their last euro outings.
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Europe’s corporate bond buyers shied away from riskier deals on Wednesday as equity markets plunged, leaving a junk rated hybrid from SES to limp over the line while other credits fared better.
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Ryanair, the Irish budget airline, landed a far more solid bond issue on Tuesday than shopping centre operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield had a day earlier, as both companies try to recover in sectors ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Europe’s high grade corporate bond investors had an array of novel trades to consider on Monday, with debutants and a rare antipodean issuer marketing euro transactions.
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Île-de-France Mobilités, the state-owned authority for public transport in the Île-de-France region, is set to make its first trip to the green bond market. The borrower intends to use green bonds for around 60% of its financing needs until the end of 2025.
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Traxys, the Luxembourg-headquartered commodity trader, has signed a $1.33bn-equivalent revolving credit facility, adding lenders to its already hefty bank syndicate.
