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KKR prices $475m green securitization of Icona campus in San Francisco

Green securitizations have been prominent in CMBS this year
◆ US-Iran ceasefire lifts market sentiment ◆ Hochtief, Verbund draw strong demand in the belly of the curve ◆ SoftBank, Naver, General Mills join swelling pipeline

CEB seizes good window for social inclusion landmark

◆ Nine years, 10 social inclusion euro bonds issued ◆ Social 'leadership' demonstrated with new deal ◆ Minimal premium paid, but fair value a 'challenge'

General Mills and Engie turn up heat in corporate hybrid market

◆ General Mills debuts €1.7bn Reverse Yankee hybrids ◆ Engie raises €2.06bn-equivalent across euros and sterling ◆ Sub/senior spreads stay modest on Engie's euro tranches
◆ US-Iran ceasefire lifts market sentiment ◆ Hochtief, Verbund draw strong demand in the belly of the curve ◆ SoftBank, Naver, General Mills join swelling pipeline
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  • Amid warnings about a looming debt crisis in emerging markets, bond investors this week hailed Ecuador as an example to follow in sovereign restructurings, while continuing their showdown with Argentina. Ecuador’s market-friendly philosophy appears to be paying dividends over Argentina’s more confrontational approach, but not every issuer is likely to follow its precedent, writes Oliver West.
  • Conditionality has become a central area of contention as the EU shapes its coronavirus recovery plan. The bloc should focus on the environment, not on fiscal responsibility.
  • UK universities face financial peril. Having been shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, some risk going bust, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Meanwhile, as accommodation operators grant refunds to students who are locked out and locked down, CMBS deals backed by student accommodation may survive, if sufficient numbers return to residences when the next academic year begins. Silas Brown and Tom Brown report.