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Austrin electricity and gas company Energie Burgenland has launched a Schuldschein deal weeks after another Austrian utility wrapped up a transaction in the same market.

Nordea made a rare entry into the euro tier two market on Monday, taking advantage of strong issuance conditions to steer its pricing in close to fair value.

Aquila Capital, the German investment company focused on sustainable investments, is launching a new London-listed fund focused on energy efficiency assets in Europe.

Crédit Agricole has promoted four staffers to fill vacant and newly created positions in its debt capital markets leadership team, including global head of financial institutions DCM and head of European corporate DCM.

Allen & Overy has hired two leveraged finance partners from rival Linklaters in London.

French steel parts and distribution company Jacquet Metal Service has launched a further Schuldschein, according to sources. The market is gearing up for somewhat of a renaissance after a moribund 2020 and GlobalCapital understands that 10-15 more transactions are set to be launched in May.

US Solar Fund, a London-listed investment trust that focuses on US solar assets, has completed a popular raise on the London stock exchange with demand for the deal exceeding its size.

Liontrust Asset Management is launching a new listed ESG fund on the London Stock Exchange.

A $7bn equivalent nine-tranche bond issued by London Stock Exchange Group in March put the newest generation of bond documentation software through its paces. It was the first deal of its size and complexity to use one of the growing array of automation technology platforms.

Banco Santander was targeting two currencies for additional tier one debt on Thursday, following closely behind a blowout euro deal for Deutsche Bank.

Alphawave, the Canadian company that develops technology for the semiconductor industry, is targeting a valuation of up to £3.2bn, according to the terms of its IPO on the London Stock Exchange.

Deutsche Bank launched its first euro additional tier one (AT1) in about seven years this week, taking advantage of an impressive first quarter performance to raise €1.25bn of capital from €6bn of demand.