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Month: July 2020

Italy on screens for 20 year

Italy is returning to the international debt market for another syndication, its first since June.

Korea hits road for euro return

The Republic of Korea has picked banks to arrange meetings to promote a pair of international bonds, including one in euros, which would be the country’s first in the currency for six years.

BC Partners-owned PetSmart workers ask the PE firm for coronavirus protections

Some staff are working in stores without basic safety measures, a petition says. PetSmart says workers have appropriate PPE.

Luxembourg slices 6bp from spread in sustainability debut

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg launched Europe’s first sovereign sustainability bond to big demand on Monday morning, allowing the sovereign to bring the spread in by 6bp during pricing.

CPP Investments appoints former French railway company CEO as senior adviser

The groups investment portfolio in Europe makes up 15.5% of the pension plan’s total investments

Huawei: the Schuldschein deal that never was

Huawei Technologies, sanctioned by the US and now having its participation in the UK's 5G network questioned by the government, looked into raising hundreds of millions of euros in the Schuldschein market two years ago.

China equities boom hits bond prices onshore

A big rally in China’s stock market this week ended up hitting bond prices onshore — and sparked worries about the sustainability of the equities rebound.

Property names rake in $1.5bn in bonds

Chinese property companies Kaisa Group Holdings, Yango Group Co and Overseas Chinese Town (Asia) Holdings raised a combined $1.5bn from their bonds on Wednesday.

Zhenro Services, Greentown seal HK listings

Property managers Zhenro Services Group and Greentown Management, along with developer Ganglong China, all priced IPOs this week, albeit with different responses from the market.

Brown and Mehra to lead new sustainable DCM team at Citi

Philip Brown and Sanaa Mehra are leading a new unit at Citi, the latest the bank has designed for its sustainable finance business.

Tahoe defaults onshore as liquidity dries up

Chinese property company Tahoe Group defaulted on an onshore bond this week because of struggles with tight liquidity, limited market access and poor corporate governance. But its shares still ended up soaring amid a mainland-wide

What a Vision! Loans banker gets curious

When I was a banker, you only signed a non-disclosure agreement if you had serious interest in joining a deal. Not anymore.

ABC scores $450m in senior deal

ABC International Holdings raised $450m from a three year bond on Wednesday, thanks in part to backing from the 23 banks that ran its transaction.

Studio City scores $1bn as part of debt restructuring

Studio City Finance restructured its debt portfolio with a $1bn bond sale on Wednesday.

Philippine supply surges in dollar bond market

Philippine issuers are flooding the market with dollar bonds, giving investors an unprecedented selection of deals from the country. There is plenty more to come. Morgan Davis reports.

Paris-based Keensight appoints director

Jamin, who has 10 years’ experience in private equity and strategic consulting, joins the firm from management consultancy Kearney

Bd-capital seals debut deal with the acquisition of UK’s Symprove

The firm, launched last year, is investing between €25m and €150m in pan-European mid-market businesses

EMZ 9 closes on €1.04bn

EMZ 9 has held a final close on €1.043bn.

Nauta Tech Invest V holds €120m first close

Pan-European venture capital specialist Nauta Capital has held a €120m first close for its fifth fund, Nauta Tech Invest V.

Capza to acquire Eurofeu

French private equity firm Capza is planning to acquire French fire safety systems specialist Eurofeu.

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