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  • BUCKING the trend of industry-wide layoffs, Paribas is continuing its policy of new hires -- albeit at a pace bank officials say reflects the uncertain market environment. Latest on board are Michael Platt as head of proprietary trading and Catherine Yelverton as head of high yield trading. Both report to global head of credit Brian Lazell, with Yelverton reporting additionally to Tony May, global head of high yield.
  • Speculation intensified this week over who will fill the vacant role of head of syndications at ABN Amro's London office. Insiders suggest that about five people have been interviewed and that the bank will hire an outsider. Gary Griffiths' sudden departure last month created the vacancy. The new hiring for Chase Manhattan's London syndicated loans team will be made from within, probably from a different department.
  • LEAD manager Goldman Sachs has postponed the IPO of Rapala, the global market leader in the fishing lure industry. The Finnish company was to have raised FIM650m ($127m) through the sale of stock to international and local investors.
  • The ¥2.12tr ($18.4bn) deal battled a violently fluctuating Nikkei and a dramatic strengthening in the yen over the last two weeks to price at ¥3.9m, toward the top of the ¥3.3m to ¥4.3m range.
  • Croatia Agrokor, one of Croatia's leading companies in the production, distribution and sale of food, has appointed BT Alex Brown to restructure its existing debt and to formulate its financing strategy.
  • * Kingdom of Denmark Rating: Aa1/AA+
  • Emerging markets commentary Compiled by ANZ Investment Bank, London. Contact: Chris Portman, Tel: +44 171-378 2959
  • * Gazprom, Russia's biggest natural gas exporter to western Europe, is urgently seeking a comprehensive deal with the government on the long-term sale of shares in the company to foreign corporate investors. The Russian government has come under pressure from the IMF to sell around 5% of its equity capital as part of a financial aid package. Company officials say Moscow could decide to sell as much as 15%.
  • UK COMPANIES are finding it hard to get a listing on the London market as the impact of the global market turmoil affects expectations of vendor proceeds. This week, Avocet Hardware announced the postponement of its flotation as a result of steep falls in stockmarket valuations -- the first time a UK management buy-out has decided to delay its listing.
  • Investors have been too risk averse to focus on anything other than the highest quality paper; and corporate issuers have been loath to issue at spreads which would have seemed unthinkable only months ago.