Funding scorecard: European sovereigns
This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European sovereigns have made in their funding programmes in early June.
This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European sovereigns have made in their funding programmes in early June.
Greece and Ireland are set to test the primary bond market this week, returning to one buoyed by a fresh injection of confidence after the European Central Bank expanded its Pndemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp)
Francisco Partners has held a final closing of three funds, two equity funds and one credit fund, with an aggregate $10 billion of capital. The three new funds are Francisco Partners VI LP with $7.45
Previous investments in the company have come from Facebook, Silver Lake, Vista Equity Partners, KKR and General Atlantic
The private equity firm will help Acolin’s management team grow its client base and service offering both organically and through acquisitions
The appointment follows the hires of Emma Flinn as investment director in March and Peter Eckersley as investment manager in January
In the coronavirus pandemic’s financial fallout, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund has emerged as one of the world’s biggest bargain hunters, taking minority stakes worth billions of dollars in America corporations
Sweden is preparing to issue a two year dollar bond in what is likely one of the final syndicated deals from eurozone sovereigns this year.
Charles-Antoine Roche has joined Citi’s sovereign, supranational and agency syndicate desk after spending over a decade in the bank’s medium term notes business.
Pascal Heberling led Adia's investment in Nestlé Skin Health last year
Germany received lacklustre demand for its second ever green bond on Wednesday. The sovereign had to contend with a big drop in Bund yields following uncertainty over the US election result.
The Spanish treasury has invited investors to join a call on Friday to discuss the sovereign’s recently updated funding programme for the year.
London-based hedge fund manager Nicolai Tangen will start the role in September
Opalesque Industry Update - SWFI's latest survey data for Q1 2020 has been compiled and is ready for release. SWFI secured business intelligence from CIO's, Strategists, Economists, and Portfolio Managers from central banks, sovereign wealth
Finland has cut the number of its solicited credit ratings from three to two after removing Moody’s, leaving the sovereign with scores from Fitch and S&P Global.
Government debt management offices are facing a new experience: bond investors enquiring about their countries’ environmental, social and governance attributes.
Green bonds are becoming the rule, rather than the exception, for Europe’s sovereigns with two more debuts this week. Covid-19 has delayed others from entering the market but the instruments are now well and truly
In this round-up, China joins a 12-country initiative to ensure supply chain connectivity, India has banned 59 Chinese apps including WeChat for being ‘prejudicial’ to its sovereignty and integrity, and tensions between China and the
Emma Flin will focus on the business and technology & information services sectors
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have a more significant effect on sovereign credit spreads in developed markets than emerging ones, says a study. A research by Federated Her...Article Link
