Santander
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Entre Ríos raised $350m of bonds with an average life of seven years on Wednesday in a debut bond issue that put it second widest on the spectrum of Argentine provincial issuers. -
French supermarket chain Auchan Holding on Tuesday came to the bond market for the first time since Standard & Poor’s downgraded its ratings from A- to BBB+ in April, but demand for the credit was said to be “bullish”.
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Spain added another entry to its growing book of blockbuster trades this week, using a novel early-bird feature to help drum up demand for its traditional 10 year annual opener. The deal came as Italy’s spread over Spain widened, despite a court ruling that analysts said should be positive for political stability in Italy in the near term.
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Euros in the public sector bond market have enjoyed an exceptional run throughout January, providing borrowers from all across the public sector with funding in a tremendous breadth of maturities.
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A much anticipated UK Supreme Court ruling that would decide whether the country’s parliament should vote on the invocation of Article 50 — officially starting the Brexit process — failed to stop the sovereign building a record syndication book on Tuesday.
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Santander has become the first Spanish lender to raise non-preferred senior debt, even though Spanish law cannot yet accommodate the new asset class. The bank paid a small premium, and took an important early step towards its sizeable senior target for total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC).
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WHSmith, the UK newsagent and bookseller, has signed a £130m five year revolving credit line to use as its working capital facility, it said on Wednesday, while raising its full year profit forecast.
