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The IPO of VolkerWessels, the Dutch construction and property development company owned by the Wessels family, achieved coverage on its full deal size by Wednesday morning, two working days into the bookbuild.
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VolkerWessels, the Dutch construction company controlled by the Wessels family, has opened the books for its Amsterdam IPO, which could value the business at up to €2bn. -
Two commodities companies have rolled out separate syndications into the loan market, with Vitol Asia approaching lenders for $1bn and Gunvor Singapore looking for $800m.
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Theresa May stunned the UK on Tuesday by calling a snap general election, but equity capital markets remain calm and the next wave of IPOs is becoming more visible, with two more new deals announced this week.
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VolkerWessels, the Dutch construction and property development group owned by the Wessels family, has announced its intention to float on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, over a decade after it was taken private in a buyout.
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Ecom, the Swiss commodities trader, has sealed a $500m one year revolver after banks piled in, helping it raise $100m more than planned.
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The palette of socially responsible investment bonds is expanding. Two borrowers made SRI debuts this week with a social inclusion bond and a sustainability bond, while a third has announced its intention to follow suit.
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A pair of European borrowers debuted socially responsible investment bonds on Monday, raising a combined €1.2bn, with one able to tighten its price by several basis points.
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The pressure is off FIG issuers to refinance old funding deals in 2017, after an unexpectedly heavy take-up in the fourth and final round of the European Central Bank’s targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO II). The focus has instead shifted to regulatory debt, and that’s all about picking the right spots and issuing strategically. Tyler Davies reports.
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A flurry of activity in the market for socially responsible investments shows no sign of letting up, with two borrowers set to make their debut next week and two more waiting in the wings.
