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  • Gaab retires from Deutsche — Bank of America nabs FIG banker from Morgan Stanley — Credit Suisse bumps up IG trading team
  • German airline Lufthansa took a daring step in mid-March and decided to launch a Schuldschein transaction exclusively via the digital platform VC Trade. It has proved a shrewd move and will likely be game-changing for VC Trade in the battle for digital dominance.
  • A bid by VC Trade, an emerging technology platform for the Schuldschein market, to overcome resistance and cement its position in the market appears to have paid off this week, as a deal for Lufthansa executed solely via the platform succeeded handsomely. This could prove a turning point for the use of tech in the Schuldschein sector and perhaps other corporate debt markets. Silas Brown reports.
  • Kingspan, an Irish insulation company, has made a €700m offer for two units of Belgium’s Recticel, but will sell one of them if the deal goes ahead.
  • Matthias Gaab, Deutsche Bank's head of acquisition finance and investment grade loan origination for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, retired on April 1.
  • Finnish chemical company Kemira has signed a €400m revolving credit facility, becoming the latest firm to switch its bank debt to sustainability-linked margins.