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Crédit Agricole impresses as three tranche covered stretches to 10 years
◆ Large demand for all tranches, including rare FRN ◆ Despite flat swap curve long end 'flies' ◆ Higher yields a boon for investors
◆ 'Moderate' oversubscription levels ◆ Belfius offers higher NIP for larger size ◆ SpareBank achieves tighter pricing on green five year
Genser Energy Ghana secures €450m package from first all-bank syndicate
Absa, FirstRand and Standard Bank were MLAs in first deal after private equity exit
When pricing fails, finance must speak
Global warming is coming for portfolios everywhere. Good luck finding any escape
◆ 'Moderate' oversubscription levels ◆ Belfius offers higher NIP for larger size ◆ SpareBank achieves tighter pricing on green five year
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◆ Higher spread, higher book than tighter priced SP deals ◆ Large French supply expected in the second half of year ◆ Small premium paid -
◆ Deal comes amid competing supply from other European banks ◆ Both EuGB and ICMA green bond standards used ◆ Low new issue premium paid
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◆ Have capital markets comprehended the heatwave? ◆ Which SSA issuers need to get it done this autumn ◆ Halcyon days for MTN, M&A and ECM bankers
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‘A fair outcome’ for both issuer and investors achieved, stable spread to KfW proved invaluable
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Bankers expect more currency diversification but the biggest wave of isusance may still be to come
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◆ Germany agency jumps ahead of full SSA reopening next week ◆ Bankers impressed by book size, tightening achieved ◆ First-mover advantage, 'not much concession' needed
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Investors pay little heed to alarming worsening of climate
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Data centres and energy projects are giving loan bankers that rare experience - a buyer's market
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Limited damage to securitized properties this year
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Existing investors and sector specialists back logistics landlord’s push into tech
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Deal the first Kuwaiti Sharia-compliant transaction closed with Chinese banks
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Platform claims it can make documenting bonds much faster
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Two milestones were passed on Wednesday, in the financial sector’s recognition of the reality of climate change — BP, the oil and gas group, revealed a new “net zero” strategy, and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures announced it had 1,000 supporters. But how much impact these moves have will depend on future actions.
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SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT), the London-listed investment trust that focuses on investment in energy efficiency, is targeting ambitious growth in 2020. Its CEO talks GlobalCapital through its plans.
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Natixis, one of the investment banks that has gone furthest to prioritise greener financing, had to ramp up its provisions for credit loss from US natural gas producers in the fourth quarter, pointing to “structural transformation” in the sector. But it told GlobalCapital that it still saw opportunity in the industry.
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The IPO of Calisen Group, the UK operator of smart meters, is due to be priced at 240p a share according to final messages from boorkunners, slightly below the midpoint of the 225p-265p initial range, valuing the company at £1.29bn.
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Blank cheque firm Citic Capital Acquisition Corp has kicked off bookbuilding for a $200m IPO. The special purpose acquisition company (Spac) is targeting green investments.
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Solar finance company Sunnova priced the first solar securitization of 2020, a $313.5m dual tranche offering, on Wednesday.
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The issuance calendar between now and spring promises rain. Negative carry is the price of staying dry.
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Growing likelihood investors will grant formal interest forbearance
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The latest AI-led hacks matched the risks regulators flagged almost six months ago, yet no regulatory framework is on the horizon
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New $75m partnership to develop treatment for lymphoma was “catalyst for investors”
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◆ Pharma company prints 5.3, 10 and 15 year bonds ◆ Biggest domestic corporate deal in Swiss francs this year ◆ Roche pushes pricing and size in shorter tranches
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M&A could be much needed shot in the arm but dollars expected to dominate
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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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