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Moody's warns investors to pick strong sponsors for flexible ABF deals
Asset-based finance exposes investors to counterparty decisions on asset selection, collateral arrangements and servicing
◆ Funding chiefs discuss new euro benchmark programme ◆ IFC left something on table to win euro investors ◆ 'A new January' as July debut timing defended
PE firm vetoed attempt to prop up ABS issuer Extenet
Business may wind down this month, if it is not rescued
'Not our goal to print the tightest' — IFC on record tight dollar deal
◆ IFC's first green dollar benchmark since 2017 breaks US Treasury spread record ◆ Green investors made 4bp tightening possible ◆ Third of IFC funding comes from MTNs
◆ Funding chiefs discuss new euro benchmark programme ◆ IFC left something on table to win euro investors ◆ 'A new January' as July debut timing defended
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Two Chinese real estate companies sold sub-one year bonds on Thursday, raising $350m between them. -
The sovereign green bond market could get a tremendous boost, economists believe, from the European Commission's changing attitudes to member states' fiscal deficits, writes Lewis McLellan.
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The ESG capital markets were left reeling on Thursday after a group of banks provided a £1.1bn-equivalent sustainability-linked facility that does not have any key performance indicators included — on the agreement that the borrower will add them within 12 months. Mike Turner reports.
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The European Commission unveiled the initial funding plan for its €800bn Next Generation EU (NGEU) programme this week. Issuance will begin sooner than expected, as suspicions mount that the ECB will start tapering purchases for its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp) to fight rising inflation. Burhan Khadbai reports.
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Europe’s corporate bond market has seen an influx of ESG deals from highly polluting sectors, testing how much environmentally and socially conscious investors buy into firms' transition stories.
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A spate of UK borrowers have signed loans that use Sonia as the benchmark rate from day one this week, with the consistently tricky transition given some cheer after companies said that the process is fairly simple.
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Musk's firm joins bumper dollar club and bankers hope other markets could follow
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Market's bellwether forges ahead as pipeline builds
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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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Supra bond shows size is available in Swiss francs for digital deals
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Tighter margin loan a 'sign of things to come' for infrastructure lending
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UK government can find direction by being determined on defence and green growth
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Growing company gets new bank lenders and equity investors
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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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How to go about the delicate business of dealing with bad behaviour from the boss
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Issuer asks for interest payment holiday, parent DigitalBridge likely to step in
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Credit quality of loans in CLO portfolios becomes increasingly important following the first CLO 2.0 liability impairment
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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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