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E.ON squeezes pricing on €1.6bn deal but pays in attrition
◆ German utility brings two tranches including green ◆ Orders prove more resilient in green tranche ◆ Both legs priced near fair value
◆ Hybrid books hold firm as senior sales shed ◆ Both tranches land far through fair value ◆ Telefónica achieves tight senior/sub spreads
Mediolanum commences smaller European banks' funding drive
◆ Italian lender becomes first lower tier bank issuer to price this year ◆ Deal launched into 'issuer's market' and benefits from tight price versus national champions ◆ Ayvens issues first green bond in its current form
Ile-de-France brushes off politics to price 10 year next to curve
◆ Issuer tests appetite with two stage tightening ◆ New issue concession estimated ◆ Buyers pile into Wallonia's shorter tranche
◆ Hybrid books hold firm as senior sales shed ◆ Both tranches land far through fair value ◆ Telefónica achieves tight senior/sub spreads
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Issuance 34% ahead of last year’s opening week -
New issue premiums were slim for the LatAm sovereign duo
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Secondary market performance gave Austrian agency confidence to print
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◆ Almost €6bn raised across seven tranches ◆ 12 years is the 'sweet spot' for supply ◆ Single digit concessions offered
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◆ Deal is first from updated sustainability bond framework and follows social debut from 2025 ◆ Earlier return to euros than previous years ◆ Minimal concession paid
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More convertibles expected after strong fund performance
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Implementation necessary after wide-ranging changes last year
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Bank's head of DCM and syndicate chief talk bond market expansion plans
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Loans bankers wary of potential overbuilding amid Europe data centre growth
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Scope of UK regulation set to be more restricted than EU equivalent
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German government will spend €108bn on military next year
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Taxonomy alignment and credible transition plans could be more important for issuers
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Sustainable finance chief leaves Nomura for opportunity in fast-growing region enthusiastic to cut emissions
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Country saw surge in syndicated lending volumes in 2025 and this year is expected to be just as strong
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First exclusively Estonian securitization the European Investment Bank has supported
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Debt financing to become more sophisticated as the race to build data centres across Europe heats up
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JP Morgan sole bookrunner on first jumbo block in a month
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Chinese financial technology company Ant Group Co will transform itself into a financial holding company as part of a government mandated restructuring that will affect its key payments, consumer lending and wealth management businesses.
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Alibaba Group Holding’s shares in Hong Kong closed 6.51% higher on Monday, despite news over the weekend that the technology giant will be hit with a record fine of Rmb18.22bn ($2.8bn) by China’s regulators.
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In this round-up, China’s top antitrust watchdog fines Alibaba Group Holding a record Rmb18.23bn ($2.78bn) for monopolistic practices, and regulators announce measures to develop and open the financial services sector in the Hainan Free Trade Port.
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First deal of its kind more than 1.5 times subscribed
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Deal complexity, new issuer premium sees trade start more than 100bp wide of last WBS
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Gym franchise wants to refinance paper issued in 2022
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