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EnBW brings first ECA-backed loan for German transmission sector
Eighteen year facility backed by EIFO comes as interest in energy infrastructure mounts
◆ 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
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
PE firm vetoed attempt to prop up ABS issuer Extenet
Business may wind down this month, if it is not rescued
◆ 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
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Shipping group Seaspan has issued $500m of sustainability-linked private placement debt, in the largest ESG-linked transaction to hit the market so far.
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Partners Group is marketing Penta CLO 9, a new CLO with a score related to environmental, sustainable and governance factors, following three similar transactions. But market participants question whether ESG scores are likely to turn the CLO market green.
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Europe’s high grade corporate bond market began this shortened week for issuance with an ESG focus, as Australian engineering company Worley mandated for its debut sustainability-linked bond and UK housing association Notting Hill Genesis began marketing a sustainability deal.
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Yapi Kredi Bank and Garanti Bank this week became the latest Turkish banks to refinance syndicated loans, in the process raising ESG-linked facilities. The trend towards ESG-linked financing is not driven by the desire to cut costs, which for many has been only symbolic, but by a desire to help boost borrowers’ credentials and to make life easier for international lenders.
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HICL Infrastructure, a London-listed infrastructure investment company, has refinanced its £400m revolving credit facility, with the company shifting the benchmark to risk-free rates and adding five sustainability metrics.
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South African bank Investec is inviting Asian lenders to join a $450m sustainability-linked loan that is being syndicated globally.
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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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