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IG corporate bond market roars back on Iran ceasefire rally

◆ US-Iran ceasefire lifts market sentiment ◆ Hochtief, Verbund draw strong demand in the belly of the curve ◆ SoftBank, Naver, General Mills join swelling pipeline
Central banks in the region have stepped in with support and lenders are thought unlikely to let sub debt extend

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Central banks in the region have stepped in with support and lenders are thought unlikely to let sub debt extend
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  • Alstom, the French maker of trains and railway equipment, has struck a €7.45bn deal to acquire Bombardier’s trains division and will partly finance the trade via a €2bn rights issue later this year or in early 2021.
  • Royal Bank of Scotland — or NatWest Group, as it plans to rebrand itself later this year — is set to cut back risk-weighted assets in the investment bank, particularly in rates. The bank also committed to stricter lending and underwriting criteria for fossil fuel companies.
  • Citic Capital Acquisition Corp has raised $240m from its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The special purpose acquisition company (Spac) is targeting green and sustainable businesses.
  • EU member states plan to agree on a common candidate to succeed the UK’s Suma Chakrabarti as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development after his term ends in May. France, Italy and Poland have each put a name forward.
  • Nomura has made sustainability one of the pillars of its fightback in investment banking, as it joins the race to harness the power of sustainability-related M&A and capital markets deals.
  • Calisen, the UK operator of smart meters which has completed the first major European IPO of the year, was trading above issue price on Thursday, to the relief of sources close to the trade after early selling dampened its stock market debut.