Sterling deal securitizes two data centres in Slough

International interest for German paper has grown

◆ Dutch lender's latest €2.5bn senior holdco follows Aussie domestic senior foray ◆ Comes a day after $1.5bn AT1 and before green RMBS ◆ Demand for senior unsecured assets is strong as ING clears big funding with limited, if any, new issue concession

◆ Issuer's first green benchmark in 2026 ◆ Blended premium estimated ◆ Central bank/official institution allocations 'notable and high' for green label

Bankers insist sustainability-linked loans are here to stay

◆ Demand sticky despite tight pricing ◆ Trade performing in secondary ◆ Tight senior/sub spread spotted

Only one of Canada's big five banks has yet to publicly support new defence bank initiative

Hyperscaler earnings could become a crucial date for issuance funding calendars

Cologix taps private ABS for latest trade

Chemical sector's growing uncompetitiveness a problem when it comes to attracting investment in the capital markets

Canada throwing full weight behind plan for new multilateral lender for defence funding

Second Canadian lender to declare official support for embryonic SSA issuer as government takes lead on establishing new entity

◆ 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

BSTDB has had a tricky time since Russia attacked Ukraine, both of which are shareholders

Commodities trader halves its stake for £132m after shares soar

◆ Deal follows NextEra’s euro hybrid debut last year ◆ Eight year tranche draws the larger book ◆ More Reverse Yankee issuance expected to follow

The familiar problem of inter-creditor opacity has also reappeared

'Hard to classify' Italian corporate trade being marketed to FIG and SSA accounts

Investors and bankers grapple with 24% fall in Bitcoin since deal was rated

Investment banking travel was a relentless grind, not gold card access to global glamour

Books were nearly three times the issue size

Bank capital funds have been recouping losses and welcoming new inflows after suffering heavily in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

The period since March has been a turbulent time for financial markets, and the CLO sector in Europe dealt with a complex set of disruptions when the pandemic arrived this spring. From sudden and acute stress at the corporate level, to an unprecedented shift in working conditions, CLO players in Europe experienced uncertainty not seen since the last crisis. Yet, the market has adapted, and while the shape and size of deals may be different, CLOs in Europe are pushing ahead. BNY Mellon and GlobalCapital gathered market experts to discuss the present state of the European CLO market and its prospects.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), one of the largest owners of shopping malls in the world, is considering a large rights issue to reduce its leverage as the retail industry grapples with the economic fallout of the global Covid-19 pandemic.