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Swedbank outmanoeuvres hurdles to set sterling record for callable senior bail-in
◆ Issuer finds window between political volatility and supply onslaught ◆ Deal sets record low spread for callable sterling senior bail-in debt ◆ Investors remain on board despite tight price
◆ First IG corporate SLB of the year ◆ Deal lands at tight end of guidance ◆ Interest in SLB format on the slide
Mizuho suffers rough attrition on tight two-part bond
◆ Deal unaffected by Japanese macro volatility, lead said ◆ Aggressive pricing led to heavy long-end attrition ◆ Continuing trend of heavy supply for dual tranche holdco senior trades
Fluvius garners whopping demand for €650m green bond
◆ Belgian utility goes for 10 year paper ◆ Issuer set final size at guidance ◆ Deal skims through fair value
◆ First IG corporate SLB of the year ◆ Deal lands at tight end of guidance ◆ Interest in SLB format on the slide
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Although the Swiss franc bond market is on track for its best year since 2014, falling interest rates caused a sharp drop in issuance in the second half of 2024. Widening spreads made the market harder to navigate and, as Sophie Astles writes, the road ahead could be rocky -
Sovereign, supranational and agency issuers made a rapid start to funding in 2024, which proved to be a year when being flexible enough to maximise investor demand proved invaluable. Among the best deals this year are some that captured the moment but also some that sought to do something completely new altogether
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The higher the yield, the hotter the bid — or at least that is how it appeared for most of the year in the financial institution bond market. Investors latched on to the Greek FIG revival, duration and regulatory capital in a bid to boost their returns, which some issuers exploited deftly
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Investment grade companies had one overarching bond market strategy this year: get everything done before November’s US election. The poll may have passed smoothly, but it was preceded by a market where borrowers were willing to take risks and push for ambitious deals. GlobalCapital recognises below the issuers that exemplified that courage and determination
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Company brings its bank group up to 22
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GlobalCapital is pleased to present the nominations for its annual Awards for the loan, leveraged finance and private debt markets
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Only one of Canada's big five banks has yet to publicly support new defence bank initiative
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Hyperscaler earnings could become a crucial date for issuance funding calendars
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Cologix taps private ABS for latest trade
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Chemical sector's growing uncompetitiveness a problem when it comes to attracting investment in the capital markets
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Canada throwing full weight behind plan for new multilateral lender for defence funding
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Second Canadian lender to declare official support for embryonic SSA issuer as government takes lead on establishing new entity
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◆ Second ever bond for the issuer ◆ Deal marketed to both SSA and credit investors ◆ Offers potential for tightening on the back of southern European convergence trade
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BSTDB has had a tricky time since Russia attacked Ukraine, both of which are shareholders
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Commodities trader halves its stake for £132m after shares soar
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◆ Deal follows NextEra’s euro hybrid debut last year ◆ Eight year tranche draws the larger book ◆ More Reverse Yankee issuance expected to follow
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The familiar problem of inter-creditor opacity has also reappeared
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'Hard to classify' Italian corporate trade being marketed to FIG and SSA accounts
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Craig Coben examines whether it is true that no good deed goes unpunished
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Investors and bankers grapple with 24% fall in Bitcoin since deal was rated
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Investment banking travel was a relentless grind, not gold card access to global glamour
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Eight banks provided loan facility to company
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Vaccine bond programme to issue $1.5bn this year but needs new pledges
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First deal of its kind more than 1.5 times subscribed
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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Sponsored by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
CAF gearing up to transform regional development
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