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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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  • The environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda finally arrived in equity capital markets in 2020 with a flurry of activity across IPOs and convertible bonds.
  • ABS
    Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy lender Renew Financial is returning to the ABS market after a two year hiatus, adding volume to a sector that continues to shrink owing to regulatory headwinds and a preference for private placements.
  • Germany's IPO renaissance is continuing with the flotation of Freidrich Vorwerk, the energy infrastructure construction company, which is due to price later today.
  • An innovative collaboration between six organisations from different sectors has led to the creation of the Subnational Climate Finance Initiative, which will work with local governments in developing countries to fund green infrastructure. The scheme highlights the value — but also the difficulty — of blended finance.
  • Europe’s slow rollout of Covid-19 vaccines is beginning to damage confidence in a quick economic rebound this year, leading some investors to step back from value trades in pandemic-exposed cyclical stocks and enter new positions in high-growth momentum trades, particularly renewable energy stocks.
  • Neoen, the French renewable energy company, launched a €600m rights issue on Tuesday to fund its investment pipeline. Sources close to the deal are confident of its success.