RBC Capital Markets

Daimler’s funding radar turned swiftly from the Eurodollar market to sterling bonds this week, as it raised a £300m transaction on Thursday.

Western Digital, the US maker of computer hard drives, has widened pricing on its $9.5bn loan package to entice reluctant lenders. The loan will back Western Digital’s $17bn acquisition of SanDisk.

French industrial minerals producer Imerys brought two tranches of €300m sub benchmark notes to the European corporate bond market on Wednesday and clinched minimal concessions.

A postponed deal as issuers clashed in the SSA market left a blemish on a strong week for the improving public sector dollar bond market. But such occurrences may well become the norm as issuers crowd in to narrow windows, writes Craig McGlashan.

Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale (Helaba) and WL Bank met contrasting outcomes for their euro denominated German Pfandbriefe issued this week.

The UK Debt Management Office is reshuffling its funding strategy for the 2016-17 financial year, including adding the possibility of selling short to medium term conventional Gilts via syndication — although some investors would prefer a reduction in the UK’s use of syndications.

GlobalCapital announces the results of its Equity Capital Markets Awards for 2015, following our inaugural ECM Awards Dinner, in London on March 16.

Moody’s has released figures reflecting just how poorly leveraged finance in Europe fared in February, with loan issuance falling 70% from January's high.

Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale found strong demand at the five year part of the dollar curve on Tuesday, as L-Bank delayed a deal in the same currency and tenor.

Two UK funds have acquired a stake in one of the largest onshore wind farms in the country, Clyde Wind Farm. There is a healthy pipeline of utilities M&A according to one investor, which would be a boost for infrastructure loans.

L-Bank is set to print a five year dollar benchmark as investors eagerly await the outcome of this week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten brought a 10 year dollar benchmark this week that sparked much debate about whether other issuers would be able to follow in the tenor. Although with a flurry of other trades this week, it is clear that other options are available once next week’s US Federal Reserve meeting is held.