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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.
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  • Investors in UK universities are struggling to work out just how risky the sector is, as its lucrative international student intake as well as pension liabilities are still unclear. A report published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on Monday estimated that 13 universities may go bust if they do not either carry out debt restructurings or receive government bailouts.
  • Rolls-Royce, the UK maker of aircraft engines, may soon launch a share sale as part of an effort to repair its balance sheet, following a huge downturn in the aviation industry caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Oman, one of only two junk-rated sovereigns in the Gulf region, is tapping lenders for up to $2bn, as some say it could not find the right conditions in the bond market. According to bankers familiar with the deal, credit risk considerations are foremost and the sovereign will have to pay up to borrow.
  • Mainland-based firms OcuMension Therapeutics and Immunotech Biopharm sealed their Hong Kong IPOs at the top of guidance, riding on support from both institutional and retail investors.
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    While the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences are still a global threat, new sources of funds have enabled KfW to reduce its capital markets requirement for 2020. The German promotional bank's treasurer, Tim Armbruster, and head of capital markets Petra Wehlert discussed the matter with GlobalCapital.
  • Fitch has downgraded its covered bond ratings for Banco Montepio amid a deterioration in the outlook for residential mortgage loans in Portugal, exacerbated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.