Switzerland

Marcel Koebeli, the country head of Switzerland at Barclays, has left the bank.

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge took advantage of good conditions in Swiss francs on Thursday to print its second deal in the currency.

Goldman Sachs printed its largest ever deal in Swiss francs on Wednesday, revealing an opportunity for other banks escaping widened euro and dollar spreads.

Latin American supranational Corporacion Andina de Fomento received a warm welcome from asset managers and bank treasuries on its second outing of the month in the Swiss franc market on Tuesday.

Amgen, the US multinational bio-pharmaceutical company, on Monday announced plans for its debut bond in Swiss francs, a transaction that bankers hope could turn a gloomy February market around.

UBS priced its first Swiss franc-denominated senior bond issued out of the holding company on Monday.

UBS has priced its first Swiss franc-denominated senior bond issued out of the holding company on Monday.

Two Latin American multilaterals this week defied investor jitters around looming US non-farm payroll numbers to tap the Swiss franc market.

The prospect of a huge financing package to back ChemChina’s $43bn acquisition of Syngenta has left bankers guessing how the two banks arranging the funding are going to structure and distribute the debt, especially as the lenders are working under separate mandates. Despite their size, the loans are expected to be well supported thanks to abundant liquidity in Europe and the target’s strong credentials, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.

ANZ New Zealand this week became the latest in a slew of Antipodean financial institutions to print Swiss franc denominated debt.

The arid landscape for equity block trades so far this year in EMEA was brightened on Wednesday by two evening sales, both with a Russian flavour and involving elite clients.

Two banks are working on separate loans for financing to back ChemChina's $43bn cash offer to acquire Swiss company Syngenta.