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Engie secures tight pricing on €1.6bn green deal in euros
◆ French utility returns a week after A$1.25bn debut ◆ Six year tranche pulls stronger demand than 12 year ◆ Both legs land close to fair value
◆ Euro market stays open for companies despite UK political noise ◆ Issuer prints pair of sustainable bonds ◆ Shorter leg sees sharper attrition as spreads tighten harder
BBVA go out alone with senior non-preferred issue
◆ BBVA opts for green five year bullet ◆ Pays concession for secondary performance ◆ Outperforms SNP supply from last week
Acea's debut blue bond electrifies euro market
◆ Italian utility hits six year spot ◆ Rare blue label helps draw attention ◆ Gasunie stretches out with €650m bond
◆ Euro market stays open for companies despite UK political noise ◆ Issuer prints pair of sustainable bonds ◆ Shorter leg sees sharper attrition as spreads tighten harder
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With Latin America bond issuance smashing through its previous record, market participants think the peak has passed. A market tipped to turn tougher is the reason, which will make 2026 a year when issuers and bankers will have to earn every basis point, writes George Collard, with volumes expected to stay high
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Falling interest rates, returning inflows and a wave of pandemic-era redemptions mean CEEMEA bond market participants have high expectations for 2026. This optimism comes after a record-breaking year for issuance — and by quite some margin — meaning that 2025 will be a tough act to follow, writes George Collard
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A booming 2025 investment grade corporate bond market in Europe set a high bar as investors brace to pay higher premiums and shift to the belly of the curve in 2026. Meanwhile, capex, M&A and Reverse Yankees look set to keep the pipeline full, write Diana Bui and Frank Jackman
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The European FIG market rode through 2025 on high demand for credit, providing bank issuers, large and small, with extremely advantageous funding conditions. Although investors have also benefitted from strong secondary market performance, as Atanas Dinov reports, that equilibrium may change in 2026, with anticipation mounting that spreads will widen
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The CEEMEA primary bond market in 2025 shattered the record for bond issuance by some distance. Investors flocked to buy ahead of US interest rate cuts, meaning the market was open to just about every issuer. It is hard to find too many deals that were not a success, making this the pick of a very large crop
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IPO documents reveal data center portfolio purchase
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Hybrid capital is open to the big US tech companies. But who needs an umbrella when the sun is shining?
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The bank has been added to DNB's list of registered covered bond issuers
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Issuance will be lower in June as yields rise
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Amazon’s Swiss debut and Alphabet’s first yen deal jolted debt markets this week
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Recently departed banker to resurface in Asia
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Five year bond set to be priced much tighter than the development bank's last senior issue
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International Finance Corp’s drive to introduce development finance to the CLO market is advancing. Its second deal of $509m had more investors, more tranches and better pricing, supporting its rapid growth
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Investors were eager to tender their bonds despite initial resistance
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Increased investor interest in utilities hybrids could bring down subordination premium, says SSE treasurer
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Divisions deepen over multilateral development banks’ climate commitments
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Investors were impressed with how the region's issuers have dealt with the crisis
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Book coverage ratio was in the same area as Gulf banks' pre-Iran war euro issuance
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Bankers eye Warsh's debut, private credit and stretched equity valuations
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US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions
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The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East
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Redwood will be a repeat issuer
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Sponsored by Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Bond Awards 2026: Most Impressive Issuer in Africa — Republic of Cote d’Ivoire / Most Impressive Funding Official in Africa — Lancine Diaby
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Sponsored by Crédit Agricole CIB
Syndicated Loan Awards 2025: Crédit Agricole CIB: Driving France’s loan market and ESG transition
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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