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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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The possibility of Argentina’s debt negotiations ending up in court drew closer on Wednesday night, as the positions of the largest group of bondholders and the government appeared to be irreconcilable. -
Region Stockholm brought social impact bonds into the mainstream European capital markets this week, with a transaction aimed at preventing people from developing diabetes. With healthcare financing top of the agenda in capital markets because of Covid-19, the deal raises the prospect that other issuers could turn to outcome-based financing. Frank Jackman and Jon Hay report.
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Financial markets are at risk of a renewed dollar funding squeeze, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warned on Thursday. This would mirror the stresses that hit when the impact of the coronavirus pandemic triggered a rush for cash.
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Kensington has added features to the new deal in its flagship Finsbury Square RMBS programme to assuage investor concerns about Covid-related payment holidays, with two new reserve funds, a big boost to credit enhancement, and much of the deal placed before announcement. But recovering market appetite means securitization markets could soon revert to broad syndication.
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Oil major BP printed its debut hybrids this week, defending its balance sheet from the huge slump in oil prices and the ravages of global lockdown. The company lured €20bn of orders a day after writing off up to $17.5bn of assets, proving that if you’re a company with something unusual to bring to capital markets, now is the time to do it.
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The Republic of Belarus ditched euros on its return to bond markets on Wednesday, printing two dollar tranches on which it was able to ratchet pricing tighter.
