The Netherlands
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Two European animal healthcare companies have announced their intention to float in recent days. Bankers hope that the fast growing sector will offer something different in a crowded pipeline of new stockmarket listings in the region.
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Basic Fit, the Dutch operator of low-cost gyms, has issued a €303.7m convertible bond as it prepares for growth opportunities following the reopening of all of its fitness centres this week following more than a year of lockdowns caused by the pandemic.
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FMO, the Dutch development agency, hit the market on Tuesday for a $500m five year bond.
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The former co-head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch's EMEA corporate and investment bank, Bob Elfring, has returned to banking in a vice-chair role at JP Morgan after retiring in 2018.
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Aegon’s head of capital market solutions, Lein Pieter Cevaal, speaks to GlobalCapital about the bank’s recent experience with its debut 15 year soft bullet covered bond, a maturity that worked well for the borrower despite awkward market conditions.
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Aegon Bank paid special attention to timing when pricing its first soft bullet covered bond, reflecting challenging market conditions, according to the bank's head of capital market solutions, Lein Pieter Cevaal.
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Aegon Bank has mandated leads for its first soft bullet covered bond with a deal in the ultra-long end, where demand has proved tricky more lately. Unlike Aegon’s previous conditional pass through (CPT) issuance, this transaction is eligible for the ECB's Covered Bond Purchase Programme.
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Portuguese insurance company Fidelidade is looking to sell a tier two bond this week, three years after first exploring the idea of issuing a subordinated debt instrument.
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Volatility subsided amid a series of public holidays in Europe on Monday, raising hopes for a busier week of bank bond supply.
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