Santander
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Mexican telco América Móvil has hit the road despite the threat of a Greek default. The firm is looking at dollar and global local peso bonds, but has a definite currency preference, said bankers close to the sale.
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Santander has issued European covered bonds from Spain, Portugal and UK but could soon be about to issue Obligations Foncières from a new French programme.
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The competition in the investment grade loan market this week was merciless, as Santander was announced as the third and final lender in IAG’s €1.4bn loan to buy Aer Lingus.
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British Airways has completed refinancing $1.25bn of credit facilities and has increased the loans to $1.75bn.
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Santander has joined Deutsche Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the much-anticipated syndicate for International Airlines Group’s €1.4bn bridge loan to buy Aer Lingus.
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British Airways is refinancing $1.25bn of credit facilities in a deal that is separate from the €1.4bn loan its parent company, International Airlines Group, is using to buy Aer Lingus.
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Grupo Antolin, the Spanish car interiors maker, on Wednesday sold €400m of notes at 5.125% to repay a $525m bridge loan that funded its purchase of Magna International's car interiors business.
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Oi, the Brazilian telecoms company, is seeking to issue a €500m high yield bond, and buy back four old euro bonds.
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Royal Bank of Scotland has been mooted as one candidate to print additional tier one debt before the summer, after Santander UK this week proved the market is ready for more supply.
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Extreme swings in European government bond yields rocked markets this week, but worse could be yet to come.
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Santander UK will look to build out its holdco curve in both tier two and senior unsecured as early as the autumn, after impressing with its debut additional tier one bond this week.