UniCredit

Jean-Pierre Mustier, chief executive of UniCredit, told GlobalCapital that US regulators do not really want foreign banks to have big operations in their domestic market, and he pointed to the unequal treatment of European banks in the US compared with US banks in Europe.

Deutsche Bahn was alone in the euro investment grade corporate bond market on Thursday, as it printed a €500m 12 year transaction on a soft day in financial markets.

Italian real estate company Beni Stabili signed a €710m facility on Thursday backed by its key Telecom Italia assets.

The Bank of Italy announced it would soften application of the capital conservation buffer (CCB) in line with most other European countries, but the move is not expected to relieve any pressure on additional tier one coupon payments.

Italian oil and gas company Eni jostled with four other issuers on one of the European corporate bond market's busiest days of the year as it issued a dual tranche offering on Tuesday.

HSH Finanzfonds printed its first ever public bond on Tuesday, attracting strong enough demand for two rounds of price tightening.

US car rental group Hertz on Monday opened a two day roadshow for euros to refinance part of the debt of its European division and fund its operations.

UniCredit announced three senior appointments in its corporate and investment banking (CIB) division on Monday, naming a new head of CIB Americas, a head of CIB Italy network, and a head of financing and advisory Italy.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will sell its first ever bond on Tuesday, and HSH Finanzfonds mandated what will be its longest dated bond ever.

DBS Bank in Singapore has mandated leads for a roadshow to market its first euro-denominated covered bond, and the second from a Singaporean lender in euros.

China National Chemical Corp’s $12.7bn acquisition loan for Syngenta drew commitments from some 17 lenders, with the deal closing well oversubscribed, said bankers close to the matter.

A pair of issuers printed at the two maturity extremes of what is possible in euro benchmarks this week, as the European Central Bank's governing council on Thursday held back from any dramatic announcements that would have opened up a wider range of issuance possibilities.