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Calendar quirk could keep issuance going in December
◆ 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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  • The US Federal Reserve’s Tuesday action to set up a repo market with other central banks has provided further ammunition in the fight for global dollar liquidity.
  • KfW made an impressive statement by taking out size with a small new issue premium for a three year euro deal on Wednesday. Bankers say the deal is a sign of concessions reaching a floor following the huge premiums offered since the return of SSAs to the primary market.
  • Aircraft lessors have become popular borrowers in the US private placement market but coronavirus pandemic has thrown up a whole new magnitude of risk for the industry and many will be looking to amend the terms of their deals. Many market participants predict that the conversations between borrowers and investors will be tricky.
  • SSA
    SSA borrowers are going to be scrambling for cash to meet expanded borrowing requirements as they finance the fight against the coronavirus and its effects, but a period of four weeks where the market was all but shut have left the run-rate slightly behind the last few years. Some dealers are finding more success than usual in the new conditions, while others are falling behind.
  • Russian commodity and metals companies are rethinking financing plans and talking to bankers about loans amid the drastic change in outlook due to Covid-19 and the oil price war. But bankers say borrowers insistent on pre-coronavirus terms on their deals must lower their expectations.
  • Equipment rental firm Loxam has signalled that it plans to shore up its liquidity by tapping the French government’s loan guarantee scheme — an option off the table for leveraged companies elsewhere.