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Sfr4.9bn trade is largest European ECM deal since National Grid’s £7bn rights issue in 2024
Offer came as markets recovered and volatility fell
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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India’s equity capital markets were silenced this week as a nationwide lockdown and tumbling share prices kept bankers at home and issuers at bay.
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will prevent its financial institutions from redeeming subordinated bonds during the coronavirus pandemic, putting itself in contrast with other parts of the world, where banks remain free to manage their debt capital as they see fit.
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Hong Kong's AIA Group and China's Baidu reopened the Asian bond market this week, proving that investors are still willing to commit to the right credits ─ as long as they come at the right price. Morgan Davis reports.
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Turkey’s Akbank has refinanced a syndicated loan with tighter margins than its existing facility, as lenders demonstrate unwavering appetite for Turkish debt.
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Convertible bonds are emerging as an important tool that companies will use to recapitalise themselves during the Covid-19 crisis alongside selling new shares, particularly for those with weak credit ratings.
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Rising dollar funding costs for Taiwanese banks have made them push an existing borrower back to the negotiating table so that they can demand better returns on a loan. More worrying than the triggering of the market disruption clause, however, is the volatility that forced the move.