◆ EuGB label attracts second French agency ◆ Tight pricing to existing secondaries ◆ Label, no-grow language and marketing all help

◆ Order book smaller than issuer’s last covered in January ◆ Banker said covered bond market has reached plateau ◆

Treasury director Rodrigo Robledo says investor relations work has paid off

◆ Two steps to terms debated ◆ Priced flat to fair value or even with negative concession ◆ Investors split on long-dated holdco supply

◆ Norwegian bank increases size ◆ Issuer meets spread objective ◆ Banker said he drew confidence from secondaries

◆ Issuers opt for extra guidance as market softens ◆ Enexis takes size at six years ◆ DSM-Firmenich lands tight

Demand to invest in the low carbon transition is growing fast, but strategies are very diverse

Questions hang over the future of software as a service firms

Shipbuilder's shares fall 10% after capital raise

◆ Energy pair bring three tranches ◆ Sub-100bp senior/hybrid spreads secured ◆ Single digit concessions offered

Founder of climate investing think tank wants to apply ideas as bond investor

When loans' LTVs hit 80%, Bitcoin stakes are liquidated in seconds

Commerzbank arranges $1.1bn deal for supply of vital raw materials

Issuance net of buy-backs is not that high, and there is no sign of any indigestion

Ivory Coast squeezed tight, taking $1.3bn in an 'aggressive' execution

Blackstone is targeting a quicker than usual three day execution

The country is one of the highest regarded sovereign issuers on the continent

The government has been much more proactive in its debt management since a scare in 2024

ThyssenKrupp Elevator (TKE) is a deal of superlatives: the largest European high yield debut, the largest European LBO in over a decade, the last LBO before coronavirus, the most levered debut industrial, and the worst-ever covenant package — or at least, it was at first. Three days after launching the bond leg of the deal, the sponsors and leads capitulated, erasing almost every controversial term in the docs — perhaps the largest ever retreat and the biggest investor victory in the long-running war over bond covenants. But it’s too soon for investors to celebrate, as the episode only highlights how damaging this conflict has become.

Lead banks on ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s landmark financing announced a sweeping set of amendments to a covenant package initially described as the "worst ever" seen in European high yield, rowing back in almost every sponsor-friendly area. The move is a major victory for bondholders that hoped the coronavirus crisis would reset the balance of power themselves and sponsors.

In this round-up, China proposes harsher punishments for financial crimes under the criminal law, the securities regulator is reportedly mulling over giving securities licences to commercial lenders, and monthly industrial profits grow for the first time this year.

Eight banks provided loan facility to company

Vaccine bond programme to issue $1.5bn this year but needs new pledges

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