The Netherlands

Reesink, the Dutch equipment distributor, intends to float in Amsterdam in early 2016, the company said in its half-year report.

NL Financial Investments, the organisation that handles the Dutch state’s shareholdings, has selected eight investment banks as bookrunners and co-lead managers for ABN Amro’s highly anticipated flotation.

ING Bank has updated its prospectus for the second time this year enabling it to issue soft bullet covered bonds. Analysts at ABN research believe this could be a precursor to a hard to soft bullet exchange.

A $1.5bn chunk of financing backing the acquisition of the LED and automotive lighting division of Dutch company Philips has become a talking point because of its low amortisation and seven-year tenor. Syndication has closed for the deal, but it was too aggressive for some, as Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

A Dutch agency re-opened the euro benchmark sector for SSAs on Wednesday, selling its largest bond in the currency for more than three years after opting for an intraday execution.

Europe’s corporate bond market is catching its breath before an expected power dash of deals, but the loan market continues to bring deals and leveraged borrowers are gearing up for a big push on acquisitions.

IMCD Group, the Dutch speciality chemicals firm, has amended and extended its existing loan facilities to achieve the financial flexibility that may enable it to pursue acquisitions in the future.

The Dutch mortgage market, one of the largest in Europe, could be poised for radical transformation that stands to change the way loans are originated and funded. Bill Thornhill reports.

The newly set up Dutch mortgage bank, Solid Mortgages, is planning to introduce the Danish mortgage system to the Netherlands. Following a presentation to be made this September in Barcelona, the first transaction from Solid could emerge early in 2016, if not before.

Once the wild west of finance, emerging markets had dodginess and defaults aplenty. Now ethical investors want socially responsible investments. But if SRI criteria are too strict there will be nothing to buy, writes Steven Gilmore.

A member of a sovereign’s funding team has left the country’s treasury for a job at a European agency.

Rabobank enjoyed its visit to the dollar market for tier two debt on Tuesday, paying both a lower spread and new issue premium than it would have in euros.