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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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Costa Rica’s finance ministry said on Monday that it planned to begin discussions over a new $1.75bn IMF programme in the second week of January. But though an agreement would likely drive a rally in the sovereign’s bonds, Fitch Ratings warned it would not remove debt sustainability pressures.
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The European Banking Authority has warned the market to expect a sharp deterioration in asset quality next year, after publishing a wealth of new information on provisioning practices.
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Travel and leisure companies are expected to be active issuers in the equity capital markets in 2021, as they ride out a difficult winter next year.
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AstraZeneca, the UK pharmaceuticals company, has lined up $17.5bn of bridge loans from three banks to back its $39bn acquisition of US biotech firm Alexion.
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Chinese healthcare technology company Yidu Tech is set to begin drumming up demand for its Hong Kong IPO after winning listing approval from the city’s bourse.
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Ukraine, which has proven itself a favourite of emerging market investors this year, has slipped into international markets for a small dollar tap before year-end. The trade comes amid strained negotiations between Ukraine and the IMF over the disbursement of emergency funding.