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The success of IPOs for Greece's Postal Savings Bank and Austria's Österreichische Post this week raised hopes that the tough new issuance conditions seen in European equity markets in recent weeks are receding.
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Next week's high grade corporate bond calendar could be brimming with $1bn plus deals if today's (Friday) May employment figures do not rock the boat.
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Next week's high grade corporate bond calendar could be brimming with $1bn plus deals if today's (Friday) May employment figures do not rock the boat. "Next week is perfect for new issuance, at least from a data perspective, because all the market moving news will be out of the way," said a head of US bond syndicate in New York.
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The biggest mover of the week was US oil and gas pipeline operator Kinder Morgan. It surged wider from about 35bp/40bp to a mid of 165bp on Tuesday after a bid to take the company private was announced.
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Latin American bonds bounced back on Thursday, enjoying a reprieve from what has been a fortnight of relentless selling.
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By the time you read this week's Leak, your faithful correspondent will be winging his way around the Dutch countryside, or somewhere similar, with SNS Bank at its annual four wheeled summer blow out. As legendary as Glitnir's Thorroblot, though not involving ram's testicles, SNS's bash is one of those gatherings that has become an institution in the EuroMTN market.
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The bank meeting for Apax Partner's buy-out of fashion retailer Tommy Hilfilger, arranged via Citigroup and Credit Suisse took place in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Three tickets are on offer — Eu50m for 90bp, Eu35m for 75bp and Eu20m for 60bp.
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UBS announced the promotion of Mark Wheatcroft and Jonathan Brown to co-heads of European fixed income syndicate this week. They will report to Jeff Blum, global head of fixed income syndicate.
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Rabobank was the main talking point in the financial institution market this week, bringing its inaugural benchmark transaction in the 15 year tenor.
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Royal Bank of Scotland this week became the latest bank to use securitisation to strengthen its balance sheet when it launched a self-led £4.7bn residential mortgage bond and announced a £3.5bn CLO.
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Royal Bank of Scotland this week became the latest bank to use securitisation to strengthen its balance sheet when it launched a self-led £4.7bn residential mortgage bond and announced a £3.5bn CLO.