Société Générale
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A $3.1bn piece of Tata Steel’s $5.6bn multi-trancher was signed in December with 34 lenders. The deal has been singled out for praise by many loans bankers for its structuring that led to success despite the borrower operating in the troubled steel sector. -
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A €5.5bn order book helped the Slovak Republic price its new 12 year euro bond in a record 2.5 hours on Tuesday morning. Strong credit fundamentals, which led to a rally across Slovakia’s curve, have enabled the borrower to price at its lowest ever yield for a long dated euro bond.
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Société Générale has hired a new co-head of corporate finance and head of German mergers and acquisitions to replace Jan Caspar Hoffmann, who left last year for Moelis & Co.
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German online hosting provider Host Europe set out price guidance on £535m-equivalent of leveraged loans on Thursday, as part of its acquisition of Intergenia.
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UK travel operator Thomas Cook is set to price its €400m high yield bond on Friday, riding a wave of successful high yield issues this week.
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Investment grade corporate bond issuance soared on Wednesday with a €1.75bn ($2.03bn) dual tranche deal from Toyota Motor Credit; benchmark bonds from Iberdrola and Evonik; and debuts from US Reit WP Carey, and UK charity the Wellcome Trust. In total, €4bn of bonds were issued.
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Duration is for the second time this week the choice for a periphery eurozone sovereign, after Italy mandated banks for a 30 year benchmark on Wednesday. But there was more woe for Greece at the very short end, as yields on its 13 week bills rose by 25bp at auction.
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Société Générale has added to its European loan sales team with a hire, the bank confirms.
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A €5.5bn order book helped the Slovak Republic price its new 12 year euro bond in a record 2.5 hours on Tuesday morning. Strong credit fundamentals which led to a rally across Slovakia’s curve have enabled the borrower to price at its lowest ever yield for a long dated euro bond.
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French chemical company Arkema has completed the long term financing of its acquisition of Bostik, with a €700m 10 year senior bond on Tuesday.
