RBC Capital Markets
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Exact, the Dutch software company, has returned from a New York bank meeting for its $460m acquisition loan on Monday, to prepare for a London presentation to European investors who are usually more chary of the tech sector than their US peers.
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A week before the European Central Bank is expected to announce a programme of quantitative easing and Greece elects its next president, investors are loading up on senior unsecured paper from top names in FIG, and being paid big new issue premiums. Investors are demanding more in part because of fears of volatility in coming weeks stemming from the ECB and Greece, bankers said. -
Attractive funding rates and strong demand from Asian investors drew a flock of supranational and agency names to Australian dollars this week — and bankers say at least six names are looking to print in a market that often offers more attractive funding levels than dollars or euros.
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RBC Capital Markets this week announced five juniors joining the European corporate DCM team.
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KfW targeted the belly of the Kangaroo curve for its first new issue of the year on Tuesday.
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The States of Guernsey has entered the bond market for the first time, having been tempted to bring a deal by ultra low Gilt yields.
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One of the few European agencies with room left in its 2014 funding programme has opted to reopen a sterling line this week.
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The States of Guernsey entered the bond market for the first time on Friday, having been tempted to bring a deal by ultra low Gilt yields.
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The two major Canadian investment banks, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and TD, reported fourth quarter and full year results this week, and demonstrated starkly differing performances in their wholesale divisions.
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Medtronic grabbed the record for the biggest high grade corporate bond issue of 2014 this week, as investors returned from their Thanksgiving breaks keen to put cash to work in one of the busiest weeks of the year.
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Sterling investors worried about a drop in Gilt supply from the United Kingdom this financial year after Wednesday’s autumn statement received some good news on Thursday, as a new issuer mandated banks on Thursday for a debut bond.
