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ABN Amro offers more EuGB bonds in €1bn two-part senior deal

◆ Deal comes amid competing supply from other European banks ◆ Both EuGB and ICMA green bond standards used ◆ Low new issue premium paid
New $75m partnership to develop treatment for lymphoma was “catalyst for investors”

Markets bask in bullishness as record heat scorches harvests

Investors pay little heed to alarming worsening of climate

IBB overcomes post-summer price discovery challenge with record social deal

‘A fair outcome’ for both issuer and investors achieved, stable spread to KfW proved invaluable
New $75m partnership to develop treatment for lymphoma was “catalyst for investors”
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  • ABS
    GoodLeap is preparing an ABS backed by loans originated to install solar panels and energy efficiency home improvements. It is the firm's second deal after it expanded into home improvement lending. The outlook is rosy for the solar and home improvement sectors thanks to a home improvement boom and growing interest in the environment, said sources.
  • US-listed hybrid electric vehicle maker Li Auto has hit the road for its Hong Kong secondary listing. The deal could raise around HK$13.1bn ($1.68bn) based on the last close of its US stock.
  • Spanish waste management company Urbaser has postponed a €1.63bn prospective term loan ‘B’, with sources close to the deal blaming summer fatigue.
  • The Opec Fund for International Development has received its inaugural credit rating as it prepares to launch itself into the international capital markets.
  • Investment bankers tend have a built-in sense of infectious optimism that helps them to convince issuers to mandate them or investors to buy securities and other financial products, and also gets them through tough times. So it is only natural that, while rightly recognising the terrible human cost of the Covid-19 pandemic, they should be searching for silver linings.
  • Investment banks are broadening the search for talent and tweaking their recruitment message to attract and retain the bankers of the future, as working conditions and corporate culture emerge as hot topics after a difficult period for staff in the industry.