Spain
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Two more IPOs of significant size were announced this week in Western Europe, and with four weeks to go until the start of the Easter holidays, they are likely to be the last of this IPO season to be launched.
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The IPO market in Europe continues apace, with the announcement of two more sizeable flotations so far this week. Another, smaller IPO in Amsterdam has reached a successful conclusion. -
Former regional head of BNP Paribas’ global markets in the Iberia region, Joe Lovrics, has joined Citi as head of its Spain and Portugal markets franchises.
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Gestamp Automoción, the Spanish car parts maker, has begun investor education for what is likely to be the largest European IPO of the year so far, after its Ebitda grew by 10.6% in 2016.
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Five new IPOs were announced in EMEA this week as the market enters a crucial window in the run-up to Easter.
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The scores are in. See how market participants rated EFSF's dual tranche, the UK's £2bn inflation linked note and Spain's €5bn 2033 transaction.
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Despite the ECB’s backstop bid, covered bond trading is a tough business. Tight spreads may help investors score mark-to-market gains, but discourage them selling since replacement assets are scarce. But the market is evolving, e-trading is on the march and traditional dealer rankings are changing too.
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NRW.Bank will be the next SSA borrower to tap the euro market, after two eurozone sovereigns raised a combined €11.4bn through auctions on Thursday, making the most of a week largely free from political volatility.
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Issuers crammed into the market on Tuesday with pharmaceutical firm Pfizer bringing the second multi-tranche Reverse Yankee this week, while Iberdrola ratcheted in pricing on a green bond — investors said they were enjoying the busy spell.
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