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Bpifrance brings just transition theme to social bonds
New label and attractive relative value of French agency paper allow large spread tightening
◆ Hybrid bonds bid wider as govvies sell off ◆ EDF book holds firm earlier this week ◆ Some concession ensures healthy demand
Prysmian raises €850m for takeover in Italy’s biggest ever primary block trade
Deal multiple times oversubscribed as investors buy into electrification and AI story
NWB tightens secondary curve with €1.25bn social bond
Issuer now 80% funded for the year, keeps eyes open for opportunities across currencies
◆ Hybrid bonds bid wider as govvies sell off ◆ EDF book holds firm earlier this week ◆ Some concession ensures healthy demand
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◆ French agency brings social bond with a new focus ◆ Momentous bookbuilding leads to large tightening ◆ Zero NIP achieved thanks to label, yield -
Bank11 also added a German auto ABS to the double-digit pipeline
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◆ Both issuers choose €500m no-grows ◆ M&G makes bond debut in green format ◆ Sage keeps attrition at bay with sticky book
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◆ 'New SSA on the block' returns after six months ◆ Two more green bonds added to euro curve ◆ Pricing flat to fair value, 'consistent' spread to Dutch govvie achieved
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◆ Finnish agency records largest green demand ◆ Deal came 10 years after issuer's ESG debut ◆ 'Right level' versus Finland and EIB
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World Bank adds to busy dollar callable flow as Amprion and Gecina return for private taps
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Data center developer faces October deadline to repay 2021 ABS
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Leads consider dropping some seven year bonds, preserving five years
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◆ US food group funds M&A with first euro bond ◆ €500m no-grow draws more than €1.65bn at peak ◆ Tenor choice helps issuer find demand
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Triple-A notes were originally guided at mid to high 100s
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◆ Amazon adds sterling to funding tool kit ◆ Deal the second largest in the currency after Alphabet's own debut ◆ Trade prices tight but higher price needed for size
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◆ Five-part debut draws more than €21bn of peak orders ◆ Uber offers diversification from hyperscaler-heavy US supply ◆ Issuer leaves concessions on table to secure size
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◆ Another French agency brings early autumn deal ◆ International investors show support ◆ Priced to ensure performance
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Shareholders sell down holdings in AutoStore and Orsted, as shipping company opens books ahead of Athens parallel listing
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Société Générale and Standard Chartered provided euro and yen tranches respectively in first World Bank-backed transaction involving the Japanese currency
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EM debt investors had largely expected a debt treatment would be required
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Belgian car leasing company taps four banks and three investment firms
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Absa, FirstRand and Standard Bank were MLAs in first deal after private equity exit
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As war drags on, banks are boosting hoards of cash after deposit outflows
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The euro tranche is a refi of a bond maturing later in September
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Having to rate money-guzzling Anthropic and OpenAI will test the agencies’ nerve
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US dollar market bursts to life after Labor Day holiday
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Bankers welcome third and fourth deal in two weeks
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◆ Pharma firm returns to euros after two years away ◆ Some concession needed for slim covered deal ◆ Koninklijke Philips adds to biotech flow
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Syndicated Loan Awards 2025: Crédit Agricole CIB: Driving France’s loan market and ESG transition
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
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