Spanish AT1 takes brunt of election fallout
A lack of trading activity on Monday shielded Spanish FIG spreads from the worst effects of an inconclusive general election result, but the riskiest paper took a hit.
View ArticleUkraine slaps debt moratorium on $3bn Russia bond
Ukraine announced a moratorium on the $3bn bond held by Russia’s National Welfare Fund on Friday. The moratorium also covers Ukraine’s sovereign-guaranteed loans for Ukravtodor and Yuzhnoye.
View ArticleGulf banks rig up $120m loan for Aegean Oil Terminal Corp
Aegean Oil Terminal Corp, a Greek oil rig construction firm, has signed a $120m loan with four Gulf banks.
View ArticleSpanish sell off after inconclusive election
Spanish government bonds sold off on Monday as the country enters a period of political uncertainty following Sunday’s election.
View ArticleCapital Group hires portfolio manager from Ashmore
Capital Group has hired Julie Dickson from Ashmore Group as an investment specialist, based in London.
View ArticleEIB leaves room for pre-funding in 2016 plan
The European Investment Bank has revealed its funding target for 2016.
View ArticleBlack Sea Trade and Development Bank prices second MTN
Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) on Monday sold the second note from its EMTN programme, after drawing demand from asset managers.
View ArticleHires and fires in CEEMEA bonds 2015 — where are they now?
Extraordinarily low volumes of new bonds this year meant that 2015 rivalled the financial crisis of 2008-2009 for the pace of high profile CEEMEA staffing changes on syndicate and DCM. Where are they...
View ArticleChina Globalisation — driving the future?
Throughout my career I have been fortunate enough to learn from real experiences, whether from the challenges of the financial crisis or being at the centre of the great phenomenon that is the rise of...
View ArticleSaab swoops for unconventional €100m Schuldschein
Another foreign issuer has joined the German Schuldschein market, as Sweden's Saab signs its first ever deal. It was arranged by two non-German banks.
View ArticleRenCap opens new Cape Town office
Renaissance Capital has opened a new office in Cape Town, South Africa.
View ArticleHSBC and Barclays top SSA leagues in 2015
HSBC and Barclays were the leading houses in SSAs by deal volume year to date in 2015 but overall volumes were down on 2014 and are expected to fall again next year.
View ArticleGlobalCapital's People & Markets quiz of the year
Welcome to GlobalCapital's People and Markets Quiz of the Year! Good luck, and stay away from Google.
View ArticleRentenbank, BNG line up 2016 funding plans
Rentenbank and Bank Netherlands Gemeenten have revealed their funding plans for 2016.
View ArticleSpanish treasury appoints new primary dealer
The Spanish treasury has named Danske Bank as a primary dealer for its government debt from January 1.
View ArticleS&P awaits hybrid answers from final four
Standard & Poor’s is still awaiting replies from four of the companies affected by its decision to strip equity credit from their hybrid bonds.
View ArticleAsklepios signs €365m loan facility
Asklepios, Europe’s largest privately owned hospital operator, has signed a €365m revolving credit facility for general corporate and refinancing purposes.
View ArticleLevfin, PPs to wrestle in 2016 for mid-market borrowers
Leveraged finance markets in Europe may face growing competition from private placements as their core borrowers go for smaller tranches. Geert Arlman, mid-market director at Standard & Poor’s,...
View ArticleKuwait’s Burgan Bank gets debut club loan at new style pricing
Kuwait’s Burgan Bank is wrapping up a year of busy financing activity from Middle Eastern banks. It completed a $350m loan on Wednesday, increased from $300m.
View ArticleHSBC ousts BNPP as top European corp bookrunner
After an eventful year for European corporate bonds, HSBC has ousted BNP Paribas as top bookrunner for European issuers, though BNPP stays top for all corporate issues in euros.
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