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French biotech seeks to accelerate cancer vaccine program
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  • Companies are eyeing the European corporate bond market with a view to issuing when they see a chance, but hopes that deals could restart on Wednesday after Tuesday’s heavy US issuance were dashed when markets weakened overnight. Amid the turmoil, bankers are eager to try the new “straight to launch” syndication method being used in New York.
  • UK manufacturer Dyson is looking for at least £250m of debt, according to several market sources, in a private placement set to close in the middle of the pandemic that has largely shut public markets in Europe and the US.
  • CapVest has cancelled the planned sale of Curium Pharma, as market conditions wrecked the investment appetite of the three final round bidders and banks cut financing commitments. It was one of the larger M&A financings slated for syndication in the second quarter, but with the Crossover index now trading over 650bp, compared with close to 200bp when first round bids were due, the three sponsors in the final round would have struggled to get a deal away.
  • The wild daily swings in equity markets and stratospheric levels of volatility caused by the Covid-19 crisis has left equity capital markets bankers with very little to do, beyond waiting for the market to find a floor when executing transactions becomes feasible once again.
  • Governments in the Western world unleashed enormous spending packages this week to fight the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. But corporate bond investors want more.
  • Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has hired Bank of America and UBS to lead a secondary listing in Hong Kong, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.