UK

Hire comes from law firm, Mayer Brown, where he was also a partner

◆ Dual tranche deals attract strong peak books ◆ Bumper bid-to-cover ratios ◆ Premiums scarce

◆ UniCredit finds ample demand for dual-trancher ◆ First issuance since Moody's upgrade ◆ NatWest leaves 2bp of NIP for investors

Investors look to short-dated sterling as more rate cuts from BoE expected

Big US data dump and three central bank monetary meetings set for this week

Loans bankers wary of potential overbuilding amid Europe data centre growth

◆ Private credit and equity to come under oversight for first time... ◆ ... as Bank of England eases burden on banks... ◆ ... amid global shift to lighten up on lenders, with ECB expected next

Novel exercise welcomed as a way of enhancing transparency and accountability in lightly regulated sector

Fill the cracks before they break the private market's back

◆ Aroundtown returns with first deal since 2019 ◆ LondonMetric makes debut ◆ Busiest December for sterling issuance in more than a decade

Bank of England's latest stress test results in first regulatory easing on lenders in a decade

◆ Demand peaks at 3.3 times the deal size ◆ Spread tightened by 30bp ◆ Final deal size at the upper end of expectations