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Telco takeovers: Will bondholders be protected?
Covid-19 has not put the brakes on deal-making in the European telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) sector and we expect M&A activity to continue. As such, we view the nuances of change of control (CoC) language in deal documents as important. By CreditSights.
29 Oct 2020 -
Ensuring continuity through difficult times
Amid exceptionally challenging global conditions, Egypt’s largest private sector bank revealed resilient performance in 2020, delivering top-line growth.
15 Oct 2020 -
EIB makes climate finance mainstream as taxonomy unlocks standards
The European Union’s new green grammar book is multiplying the impact of climate finance. From funding to lending to innovation, the EU Taxonomy is helping embed climate throughout the European Investment Bank’s activities.
15 Oct 2020 -
EIB emphasises development as Covid exposes global economic weakness
The European Investment Bank isn’t letting the Covid-19 pandemic divert it from its common purpose, but is focusing it more clearly than ever on the development sphere.
14 Oct 2020 -
EIB 2020: When ambition becomes transformation
The European Investment Bank took a bold step when it announced in November last year that it would end funding for fossil fuel projects, alongside a slew of ambitious targets. This year has been about putting in place the roadmap for its transformation
13 Oct 2020 -
Navigating the new normal – Q&A with Ocorian’s Sonal Patel and Sinead McIntosh
The last six months have been unprecedented times for the global capital markets, and securitization has not been spared the volatility. In both the US and Europe, structured finance sectors have had to navigate worsening economic conditions, widening spreads and a deeply uncertain outlook for the rest of 2020 and beyond. With the help of central bank and government support measures, the worst of the crisis may have been avoided, but securitization may also have a role to play in the coming recovery. GlobalCapital spoke with Ocorian’s Sonal Patel and Sinead McIntosh on the outlook for capital markets, the state of securitization and the prospects for 2021.
13 Oct 2020 -
Dependable EIB steers steady course through Covid storm
It has been a year of tumult in the capital markets but you would not know that from examining the results of the European Investment Bank’s funding programme in 2020 and comparing it to 2019.
12 Oct 2020 -
Bank of China supports deepening CEE-China cooperation and development in the financial industry
06 Oct 2020 -
Surveying the global structured finance landscape in the Covid era
The pandemic has been a time of immense difficulty for financial markets globally. The period of stress in the corporate sector has led to intense stress on economies large and small and the recovery following the 2020 coronavirus crisis will be long. But will also be a window of opportunity for market players. This is particularly true of the structured finance market, which may have a significant role to play in helping to clean up after a period of unprecedented distress. GlobalCapital and Vistra gathered a roundtable of market experts to discuss the state of securitization sectors in Europe, Asia and the US and the role of the product helping the market get back on its feet following months of pandemic stress.
30 Sep 2020 -
Hungary keeps funding on track amid Covid storm
The economic impact of Covid-19 has pushed up sovereign funding requirements around the world but while Hungary is no exception, the strategy of its Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) has left it in a strong position to weather the impact.
30 Sep 2020
