Review 2023 | Outlook 2024

Review 2023 | Outlook 2024

Big themes

Who’s eating Credit Suisse

The GlobalCapital survey of heads of debt capital markets 2023

European securitization dancing slow as ‘mood music’ turns upbeat

Deals of the Year

Bond Deals of the Year — Public sector borrowers: Fortune favours the flexible

Bond Deals of the Year — Financial institutions: Disaster recovery

Bond Deals of the Year — Investment grade corporates: Companies choose agile tactics for a market without central banks

Bond Deals of the Year — CEEMEA issuers: The art of resetting the market

Public sector borrowers

Crowds and QT ‘something to look forward to’ for SSA issuers

SSAs left thankful for fast start after fatigue sets in

Roundtable: Lessons of 2023 to guide SSAs through hectic market to come

Financial institutions

FIG issuance in overdrive as market rebuilds after banking crisis

Banks’ senior and sub funding cocktail: rocky start with a smooth finish

Covered bond market preps for hectic 2024

Bumper covered bonds volumes as issuers face crises without ECB shield

Emerging markets

Uncertainty the only certainty for CEEMEA issuers in 2024

CEE sovereigns benefit from paying up early

Islamic investors offer borrowers with sukuk ability better pricing

LatAm bond bankers ponder new normal despite volume optimism

Corporate debt

Hold on to your hats: 2024 will bring not one new paradigm but two

Corporate bond investors rediscover duration but see spreads widening

Hopes rise of M&A returning after bruising year for loans

Syndicated Loan, Leveraged Finance and Private Debt Award Nominations 2023

Securitization

US MBS and CLOs have to find a way through leaner times but ABS blossoms

European ABS and CLO markets ready to roll but rocky road lies ahead

Equity capital markets

Europe’s IPO market looks to rebound after year to forget

European banks look to ECM specialisms to end Wall Street dominance

Swiss Francs

Competition heats up in thriving Swiss market

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