Natixis
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Indonesian instant noodle maker Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur has closed syndication of its $2.05bn-equivalent acquisition loan. The allocations are expected to be out in the next few weeks. -
Enagás, the Spanish gas transmission and network company, came to the bond market for a rare trade on Tuesday, as European Central Bank bond buying continues to make syndicate bankers' lives difficult by taking spreads in strange directions.
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China Everbright, the Hong Kong asset manager, sold its maiden dollar bond on Tuesday.
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Two public sector borrowers will follow the EU’s record breaking success in the euro market on Wednesday, with Agence Française de Développement looking to sell its debut bond under its new framework tied to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Greece tapping its 2035s.
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La Banque Postale (LBP) printed €500m of January 2031 non-call January 2026 tier two paper this week, its first in the format in over three years.
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FIG borrowers may be well funded, but rates are low and market conditions are good enough to support opportunistic issuance — as was shown this week by a slate of deals across the capital structure. Given a volatile end to 2020 is likely, issuers will need to stay alert and take advantage of funding windows as they arise, write Frank Jackman and Bill Thornhill.
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Enel, the Italian energy company, printed the first sustainability-linked bond in sterling this week well through its curve, sparking expectations of far wider issuance in the still fledgling market.
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Veolia, the French water and waste company, and Spanish telecoms infrastructure firm Cellnex were out with crossover rated debt on Wednesday, giving investment grade corporate investors a double chance to pick up spreads at the higher end of their remit.
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Enel, the Italian energy company, proved that there is sterling demand for sustainability-linked bonds on Tuesday, with the borrower repeating its achievement in dollars and euros by creating the market in the currency.
