Société Générale

Daimler opened this year's European investment grade corporate bond issuance on Tuesday, selling a barn-storming €3.25bn triple tranche deal that pulled in a €7bn order book.

Hong Kong-listed China SCE Property has completed a $400m fundraising via four mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

Russian fertiliser producer EuroChem has secured a €557m club loan for a subsidiary with the support of SACE, the Italian credit export agency.

The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the emerging market, public sector, financial institution and corporate bond markets. Below are the EM Deals of the Year 2015. We selected the trades that we think will be remembered for their success in challenging conditions, for making the best use of the demand available to them, or for having made a longer lasting impact, such as the re-opening of a market. The winners are presented here.

Société Générale is shuttering its equity research offering in India and has relocated its team from Mumbai to Bangalore in the process.

Asia’s debt capital market is set for a busy start to the year with both repeat and debut issuers looking to sell dollar offerings as early as this week.

A $1.5bn refinancing for Tata Steel that went into senior syndication in early December has been funded by 17 lenders.

The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the corporate, public sector, financial institution and emerging market bond markets. Below are the Corporate Deals of the Year 2015. We selected the trades that we think will be remembered for their success in challenging conditions, for making the best use of the demand available to them, or for having made a longer lasting impact, such as the re-opening of a market. The winners are presented here.

The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the corporate, high yield, public sector, financial institution and emerging market bond markets. Below are the High Yield Deals of the Year 2015.

Kathrein, the German communications technology manufacturer, has signed a €350m revolving credit facility for refinancing purposes.

Extraordinarily low volumes of new bonds this year meant that 2015 rivalled the financial crisis of 2008-2009 for the pace of high profile CEEMEA staffing changes on syndicate and DCM. Where are they all now?

The last time a newly rated Italian issuer tried to issue a corporate high yield bond was in May — but take a step back and the wider picture points at a resilient, vibrant market with an investor base up for the challenge. Victor Jimenez reports.