UniCredit
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Axel Springer's shareholders have given a green light to a public-to-private takeover offer from KKR, which values the German media company at €6.7bn. -
Corporate borrowing activity is expected to be sustained throughout the second half of the year as borrowers "take advantage" of the liquidity in the loan market. The expectation comes in the aftermath of two large dividend recapitalisation transactions by Polish corporates, Allegro and Żabka, in the second quarter.
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Hungarian gas and oil company MOL has extended part of an existing €555m revolving credit facility by one year, in what is one of the few sparks of activity in the country's syndicated loan market so far this year.
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UniCredit is to launch two exchange-traded funds on indices that combine a factor strategy with environmental, social and governance considerations.
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Investors poured orders into the only new issue on Friday, despite a softer backdrop in the corporate bond market. Repsol, a Spanish energy company, was more than six times subscribed for its €750m eight year note.
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The State of North Rhine Westphalia was flooded with demand for its 30 year euro benchmark this week as investors braced themselves for the European Central Bank’s meeting on Thursday, in which it laid down the groundwork for a rate cut in September and additional quantitative easing.
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The State of North Rhine Westphalia was flooded with demand for its 30 year euro benchmark on Tuesday as investors braced for the European Central Bank's meeting on Thursday, in which it is expected to lay the groundwork for a rate cut in September.
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Banca Popolare di Sondrio tapped the FIG euro market this week, looking to bolster its subordinated capital buffer. The issuer had to pay an expensive coupon of 6.25% on the notes, but with this issuance it fulfils its minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).
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Czech energy distributor EP Infrastructure came to market on Tuesday morning for a seven year Reg S benchmark — its second ever bond. The bond had been announced on Monday as a dual tranche six year and 10 year.
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Italian manufacturer Industria Macchine Automatiche (I.M.A) has raised €50m of Euro private placement notes (Euro PP).
