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Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken followed Swedbank with a seven year deal, printing a well oversubscribed €1.25bn covered bond on Thursday flat to its curve. The deal comes as Citi research suggested excess demand for covered bonds issued this month is at a record level. -
The socially responsible investment market in SSAs is picking up pace in 2019, with a supranational bringing a deal in a debut format and other issuers preparing inaugural trades.
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Finnair has signed a €175m revolving credit facility, as it expands its routes to fly to new Asian destinations.
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Leveraged finance markets in Europe are looking up, and bankers expect they may even see some deals priced before long.
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SEB has selected a new head of equity capital markets following Artem Kosenko’s move across to debt capital markets.
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Barry Callebaut, the chocolate company headquartered in Switzerland, has launched a triple tranche Schuldschein a month after a roadshow for a sustainable bond failed to produce a public market result.
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Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab has finished its Skr6bn (€581m) rights issue with enough demand to almost cover the deal twice over.
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Record numbers of speculative grade bonds have exceeded the limits of the European Central Bank's leveraged lending guidelines, research from SEB showed this week.
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African Development Bank and Nederlandse Waterschapsbank hit screens on Monday for SRI bonds. Meanwhile, CPPIB Capital will aim to issue its first green bond in euros early next year, following the conclusion of a pan-European roadshow last month.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten failed to reach full subscription for its €750m November 2025 sustainability bond this week, with the issuer attributing the lack of orders to the volatile market conditions.
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Kommuninvest took advantage of the lack of competing SSA supply on Wednesday to price a long three year dollar trade ahead of the US holidays. Meanwhile, Nederlandse Waterschapsbank has appointed banks to arrange investor calls for its annual water bond.
