UniCredit

German investment company JAB Holding has issued a €600m 10 year bond to refinance a term loan maturing in 2016, after securing a ratings upgrade from Standard & Poor’s.

UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia printed the first covered bond to be backed by a mix of Czech and Slovakian mortgages on Thursday. The bond has been expected since the borrower first met investors on a roadshow in November.

UniCredit Czech and Slovakia has set the final spread for the first covered bond to be backed by a mix of Czech and Slovakian mortgages. The bond has been expected since the borrower first met investors on a roadshow in November.

The State of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wednesday sold an unusual eight year euro benchmark.

JAB Holding, the investment company of the Reimann family that owns fashion brands Jimmy Choo, Bally and Belstaff, has mandated banks for its second euro bond.

Unrated Italian power generation machinery company Ansaldo Energia's first corporate bond was particularly popular with domestic investors on Tuesday.

The largest telecoms company in southeast Europe, United Group, on Tuesday sold a €150m tap of its €475m bond offered in 2013 to fund its acquisition by KKR.

Some senior unsecured FIG borrowers in euros were met with a less than stellar response from investors this week.

Albaraka Türk — Danube Food — Xella — Pets at Home

German building materials manufacturer Xella laid out price guidance for a loan extension and refinancing add-on at a bank meeting today.

Achmea Bank struggled to drum up interest for a euro print on Thursday, with syndicate bankers away from the deal blaming a limited premium and fears over Greece.

Wirtualna Polska, a Polish internet portal company, on Tuesday started bookbuilding for its Z323m (€80m) Warsaw initial public offering.