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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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BPHA, a housing association headquartered in Bedford, is looking to sell US private placements, according to several market sources, as private debt remains readily available for UK HAs.
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RBS has sold a risk transfer securitization referencing a book of UK green project finance loans to the BAE Systems pension fund, which was advised by a unit of Macquarie. The deal is the first ESG-rated risk transfer deal in the UK, and also potentially the longest-dated risk transfer deal ever done in the UK, with an average life of eight to nine years.
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Solar loan origination volume is on the rise, but that growth has not been visible in the public ABS market as issuers attribute muted volumes to a surge in demand for higher yielding whole loans.
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The IPO of Calisen, the UK manufacturer of smart energy meters, was covered on its full size on the first day of marketing. Banks on the deal were pleased with the speed of the bookbuild and the quality of investors placing orders.
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Calisen Group, the UK operator of smart meters, has set a price range for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, following a constructive investor education process. It will come at a discount to listed peers.
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Cabot Square Alternatives, a new closed end investment fund focused on alternative infrastructure and property assets with an environmental, social and governance angle, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange.
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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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