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Roundtable: European sovereign issuers look to varied maturities to bring in new investors
Amid tight budgetary conditions, including persistent inflation, volatile markets and geopolitical tensions, sovereign issuers in the EU face continuous pressure to fulfil borrowing requirements. Simultaneously, these same issuers are having to confront different challenges that range from the growing impact of hedge funds in their order books, and whether this is a good or a bad thing, how to convince new investors that their home currency, the euro, is an alternative to the dollar and how aligned EU capital markets should become and what form this should take. GlobalCapital assembled sovereign debt issuers to discuss borrowing requirements and how they are being met, what the diversification of their investor bases means for the products they offer and the benefits of harmonisation and simpler regulation in the EU.
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Europe’s high grade corporate bond market was populated with well rated issuers on Wednesday, as triple-B borrowers took a cautious approach and stayed away after the Easter weekend. -
The European Leveraged Finance Association and the Loan Market Association are teaming up to produce guidance for incorporating ESG criteria into leveraged loan terms, with a timeline to publish standards by the end of April. The aim is to provide the infrastructure for the leveraged loan market to adopt ESG standards more widely.
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KfW will be the next public sector issuer joining the action in the dollar bond market. It has picked banks for a two year bond, taking advantage of hefty swap spreads at the short end of the curve. The trade follows a slew of longer dated deals on Wednesday.
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The European Commission’s draft Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities will stymie green bond issuance as it’s based on an unfair system that excludes mortgages on many countries’ most energy efficient buildings.
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Italy and Portugal are the first two eurozone sovereigns out of the blocks for syndications following the Easter break, with the former looking to extend its curve by a further five years.
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Mobile TeleSystems, Russia’s largest mobile operator, has sold a social bond in roubles, as it became the latest major Russian corporate to foray into ESG financing. The issuer has not ruled out a return to international markets, although in recent years it has pivoted towards domestic funding.
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Musk's firm joins bumper dollar club and bankers hope other markets could follow
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Market's bellwether forges ahead as pipeline builds
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IPO documents reveal data center portfolio purchase
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Hybrid capital is open to the big US tech companies. But who needs an umbrella when the sun is shining?
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Supra bond shows size is available in Swiss francs for digital deals
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Tighter margin loan a 'sign of things to come' for infrastructure lending
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UK government can find direction by being determined on defence and green growth
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Growing company gets new bank lenders and equity investors
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Recently departed banker to resurface in Asia
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Five year bond set to be priced much tighter than the development bank's last senior issue
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Asset-based finance exposes investors to counterparty decisions on asset selection, collateral arrangements and servicing
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US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions
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The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East
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Redwood will be a repeat issuer
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