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Abbott Laboratories plundered $20bn as it led a trio of drug companies which printed jumbo bonds as a deluge of supply in the dollar market ensured a red-hot end to the month.
Eight banks provided loan facility to company
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Analysts at Société Générale say that bank credit spreads have plenty of room left to tighten in 2020, especially as supply volumes fall in the second half of the year. -
National champions have outpaced their smaller peers in the rally in bank bond spreads over recent months. Investors say individual valuations in the middle tier of the sector could pick up, but that the chances of consolidation may first have to improve.
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Icelandair, Iceland’s flag carrier airline, has been approved for a state-backed loan guarantee that is contingent on it raising $147m-equivalent through a “vital” share sale, as a major airline industry body calls for more government assistance to the sector.
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South Africa’s Standard Bank is set to raise a syndicated loan by the end of the month, which, according to market sources, will be provided by Chinese banks. But bankers say the pipeline for syndicated loans in Africa and the Middle East remains nearly empty, as both lenders and borrowers continue to feel the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Chinese biotechnology start-up HBM Holdings has filed for approval to float on Hong Kong’s stock exchange.
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Holders of the Province of Neuquén’s unsecured bonds due in 2025 said on Tuesday that they had organised to “defend and protect” their rights as they followed the Argentine region’s secured creditors in rejecting its exchange offer.
