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French biotech seeks to accelerate cancer vaccine program
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  • Asian debt bankers had expected a peaceful week amid the Chinese New Year holidays, but rising concerns about the spread of the coronavirus this week led to a rush of emergency calls. Several borrowers have decided to skip or delay planned roadshow meetings in Hong Kong.
  • Fear in financial markets at the spread of the coronavirus is making many investors reconsider how to position for the year's first quarter.
  • European equity capital markets’ buoyant start to the year ground to a halt this week as banks held back from doing deals over concerns about the outbreak of a deadly strain of coronavirus in China and how it may damage investor risk appetite. Losses in Asian markets, which are reopening following the Lunar New Year holiday, have compounded fears that global risk sentiment may be turning.
  • SSA
    The coronavirus outbreak has driven a rush to safe haven assets. While the demand for SSA paper is hotter than ever, some feared that sharply falling yields would make the primary market less attractive. However, borrowers have proved those worries unfounded by building big order books for new bonds this week.
  • Equity capital markets bankers are on tenterhooks following the volatility in markets caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus in China. Although a prolonged downturn is not expected, bankers are waiting to see how investors respond to losses suffered in Asian markets before advancing new deals.
  • Jens Lindqvist and Brough Ransom have moved from N+1 Singer to Investec to cover healthcare.