There's been a lack of ESG labelled FIG issuance in March, despite this year's volume being higher than last year

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BNG deal 'most exciting' while Eurofima will test long-dated demand

◆ Defensive structure for nervous market ◆ Largest book on a busy day for FIG issuance ◆ ABN keeps position of leading bank EuGB issuer

Six tranche loan attracts record demand

◆ Proceeds used to fund buyout of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa ◆ Colonial adds €500m green deal ◆ SIG and Henkel brave an ‘unusual’ Friday window

Shares in company, which manufactures underwater mine disposal drones, have risen by close to 50% this year

Renewables can make Europe’s capital markets less vulnerable to energy price shocks

High demand from institutional and retail investors for maker of Patriot missile components

Book to open on Monday, close on Thursday in latest express IPO

Submarine mast maker's IPO raised €132.8m

CLO bond spreads widen and investors demand less software exposure

African issuers are dominating CEEMEA issuance

A prolonged oil shock will hurt airlines, but a Covid-style industry collapse is a long way off

The company's curve has massively outperformed the South African sovereign this month

Like Angola's, yields on Sasol bonds have fallen since the Middle East war began

Higher prices and concessions mean many issuers will wait for better days

Trade the first corporate deal in CEEMEA since the war in the Middle East began

I don’t need to work, but I’m tempted to go back

Primary market for public sector unlikely to see large transactions until after Easter, reckon bankers

War uncertainty and volatile rates have halted European unsecured bank issuance in euros

Zambia has requested to defer payments on $3bn of its dollar Eurobonds, in what could be the first default by an African sovereign during the coronavirus crisis. Bondholders said they were resigning themselves to accepting the deferral request.

The European IPO market is continuing to churn out deals, but a return of volatility in secondary equity markets is starting to cause discomfort among syndicate bankers, who say they must proceed with caution in the weeks ahead.

Debt purchasing firms are repeatedly hitting the high yield market to prepare their capital structures for the likely wave of portfolio sales as pandemic support schemes roll off, with France’s iQera the latest in the market. But some companies in the sector are in no position to refinance, such as Lowell which is effectively shut out of the market with its own credit concerns, raising questions about whether these companies can compete for post-Covid loan sales.