Société Générale
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Louis Dreyfus — Geberit — Heathrow — Arkema -
An investor spotted the opportunity to get more for its money from Santander ahead of the European Central Bank’s Asset Quality Review last week, driving up the coupon on a privately placed MTN. The note has since attracted interest from investors away from the deal and been increased three times, making it the largest privately placed MTN from the issuer this year.
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Asian Development Bank brought its first dim sum in four years on Thursday, hot on the heels of a private placement in the format from Export Development Canada — its second offshore renminbi deal ever. The trades follow a dim sum from Province of British Columbia earlier in the week.
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UK private equity and investment firm 3i is adding debt to the mix for its purchase of a controlling stake in Christ, the German jewellery chain, and has mandated four banks to arrange the financing.
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An investor spotted the opportunity to get more for its money from Santander ahead of the European Central Bank’s Asset Quality Review last week, driving up the coupon on a privately placed MTN. The note has since attracted interest from investors away from the deal and been increased three times.
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The UK Debt Management Office was able to attract its largest order book in an ultra-long syndication during an hour long book build on a tap of the 2068 Gilt — despite the tap coming at a sub-3% coupon and following weeks of volatility in the Gilt market. The deal leaves the UK DMO with one syndication left this financial year.
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Klépierre, the French real estate investment trust that specialises in shopping centres, issued a €500m 10 year bond on Tuesday and launched a tender offer for two other issues, to extend the maturity of its debt.
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Louis Dreyfus Commodities is refinancing a loan facility raised in December 2011, reducing the amount from $800m to $600m.
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An investor spotted the opportunity to get more for its money from Santander ahead of the European Central Bank’s Asset Quality Review last week, driving up the coupon on a privately placed MTN.
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French chemicals company Arkema has closed the syndication of the €1.5bn bridge facility for its €1.74bn acquisition of Bostik.
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Arkema, the French chemicals company, launched its hybrid bond issue successfully on Thursday, having decided to press ahead with the deal despite market conditions that are much less favourable for higher risk deals than in September.
