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◆ Praemia refis at a tighter coupon ◆ Schneider lands tight at the short end ◆ Minimal concessions needed
French biotech seeks to accelerate cancer vaccine program
◆ Single digit premiums offered ◆ Reverse Yankees dominating euro supply ◆ Floaters proving popular with multi-tranche issuers
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After years of being in the shade of their high yield colleagues, equity-linked bankers are emerging from the Covid-19 global pandemic as some of the biggest fee earners in the capital markets amid an issuance boom, particularly in the US, as embattled corporates scramble to raise liquidity. -
The European Council announced little in the way of progress following its meeting on Thursday night, but spreads for bonds from the eurozone periphery proved more resilient than they did following the Eurogroup’s meeting two weeks ago.
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Dufry, the Swiss duty free concession operator, attracted healthy demand for its emergency sale of new shares and convertible bonds on Thursday night — a transaction designed to raise as much liquidity as possible so it can survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to a huge drop in the number of shoppers at its airport stores.
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Legal & General and Phoenix Group Holdings have lifted the lid on subordinated bond supply in the sterling market this week, with spreads having drawn tighter despite uncertainty about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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In this round-up, Shanghai-based companies are being encouraged to take advantage of the city’s Star board, China has pledged another $30m to the World Health Organization and the State Council has urged banks to boost lending to micro and small enterprises.
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“Who remembers places?” ran a joke on social media as lockdowns swept the globe. The idea that something so fundamental could be forgotten so quickly applies to capital markets too. There, the joke might ask who remembers credit risk. But at a time when central banks seem keen to underwrite credit of almost every variety, maybe it doesn’t matter.
