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The European FIG market rode through 2025 on high demand for credit, providing bank issuers, large and small, with extremely advantageous funding conditions. Although investors have also benefitted from strong secondary market performance, as Atanas Dinov reports, that equilibrium may change in 2026, with anticipation mounting that spreads will widen
The CEEMEA primary bond market in 2025 shattered the record for bond issuance by some distance. Investors flocked to buy ahead of US interest rate cuts, meaning the market was open to just about every issuer. It is hard to find too many deals that were not a success, making this the pick of a very large crop
Investment grade companies demonstrated just how much liquidity was sloshing around in the euro, dollar, sterling and Swiss franc markets with a string of large deals. But these bonds did not just stand out for the amount issued. Rather, they showed that there is not always a trade-off to be made between size and price
With a relentless flow of cash into credit markets this year, almost every borrower could be said to have done well. But some issuers stood out for their ability to establish new footholds in certain markets that have since paved the way for peers
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◆ Both 2025 primary debuts are mid-range senior preferred bonds ◆ Belfius offers some premium but loses more orders than Iccrea ◆ Both deals achieve same subscription ratios -
◆ First tier two in euros after Aussie AT1 phaseout confirmation ◆ European investors like what they see, even at tight valuation ◆ Some disparity between primary and secondary markets
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Italian renewables company receives roaring demand during a tough week for the green agenda
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◆ CDC times deal well ◆ Opec Fund attracts big book ◆ FMO benefits from early move
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◆ Hamburg Commercial Bank opts for price over size and prints tight ◆ Crédito Agrícola shakes off past struggles ◆ Italian specialised government agency drastically lowers funding cost
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◆ Pricing tightened 7bp ◆ Predecessor's curve used in bookbuilding ◆ 30 year bond grabs impressive book
