Nordea Markets
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GlobalCapital revealed the winners of its 2017 Loan Awards at its annual Loans and Leveraged Finance Awards Dinner at Gibson Hall in London on February 7. The full results are below: GlobalCapital congratulates all the winners and nominees.
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A pair of euro borrowers braved a tricky market on Tuesday, raising a combined €4bn despite heavy weather in government spreads. One opted for a defensive pricing strategy, while the other attempted to squeeze investors.
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Nordea Bank issued a four year floating rate deal on Wednesday, in the first unsecured trade from a Swedish bank since the country’s regulator laid out institutions’ needs for the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).
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Swedish healthcare company Capio has given its revolving credit facility a shot in the arm by amending and extending it, increasing it by 45% to €343m-equivalent and extending its maturity by 2.5 years.
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Dollar SSA deals are showing little signs of a hangover from a public holiday in the US on Monday, with all three of Wednesday’s trades well over subscribed and pricing inside guidance.
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A widening in dollar swap spreads since the end of last week should help support a trio of dollar deals on screens for Wednesday’s business, said SSA bankers.
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A stack of high yield bonds is set to hit the European market, as four issuers announced roadshows on Monday.
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The dollar market has been thoroughly supportive of this week’s SSA borrowers, but none more so than Sweden, which pulled in its biggest order book ever for its first deal of 2018.
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The dollar market is poised to get off to a flying start to the year in the Nordic region, which hosts all three of this week's scheduled dollar borrowers.