The Netherlands

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten sold its first social bond on Wednesday, using the more captive investor base for socially responsible investments (SRI) than the usual SSA buyer crowd to achieve a tighter price.

Groupe Poult, the French biscuit maker, on Wednesday opened syndication for a €230m loan for its merger with Dutch waffle specialist Banketgroep. The deal priced wider than it would have before the UK's Brexit vote, according to a lead banker.

Fagron, the Belgian-Dutch pharmaceutical compounding company, completed its recapitalisation on Tuesday as banks sold the €5m rump of its rights issue in a swift accelerated placement.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank will tomorrow print the first benchmark since the UK shocked markets with a vote to leave the European Union on June 23.

A pair of public sector borrowers on Monday joined the handful of issuers that have sold well subscribed taps since the UK voted on June 23 to leave the European Union. But there are growing hopes that the first new issue since Brexit could happen this week — in euros, at least.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten held an investor call on Monday to gauge interest in a possible debut social bond.

Dealers will hold an auction to settle credit default swaps referencing Portugal Telecom International Finance, after the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s (ISDA's) EMEA Determinations Committee ruled that a bankruptcy credit event had been triggered on the contracts

Refresco Gerber, the Dutch drinks bottling company, lost one bank and added two new ones to its syndicate in its €872m refinancing which saw strong demand, the firm said.

The Netherlands announced the sale of Propertize, a financial agency holding real estate loans from government bail outs, to a consortium formed by private equity firm Lone Star and JP Morgan on Tuesday.

Rabobank has agreed a strategic partnership with Kepler Cheuvreux, covering the Benelux region and the food and agriculture sector, and has closed its cash equities business, with the loss of 30 jobs.

Unit4, the Dutch online application provider, is marketing a €230m term loan with replies due this week, but European investors have voiced difficulties in understanding the IT sector.

Basic-Fit, the low cost gym group, made its debut on Euronext Amsterdam on Friday morning, after an IPO that was priced towards the bottom end of its range on Wednesday.