EM veteran Ash makes jump to buy-side
Timothy Ash, a veteran emerging markets strategist, has left the sell-side to join BlueBay Asset Management.
View ArticleEBRD boosts Slovak covered bonds
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has invested in its first Slovak covered bond and is working with local regulators to update the local covered bond law.
View ArticleGostling makes banking return at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has snared one of the top business services investment bankers to run its team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
View ArticleInvestors bag Hapag-Lloyd’s triple-C
Hapag-Lloyd, Germany’s largest container liner shipping company, on Thursday sold a rare triple-C rated bond to high yield investors.
View ArticleLionTree launches Paris operation
LionTree, the US advisory boutique and merchant bank focused on the technology, media and telecoms sector, has opened an office in Paris as it continues its European expansion.
View ArticleBAML to syndicate €4bn Safran-Zodiac bridge, refi later
Bank of America Merrill Lynch will soon syndicate a €4bn bridge loan it has underwritten to back French aerospace group Safran’s acquisition of Zodiac Aerospace, the French maker of aircraft seats and...
View ArticleCEB adds to record dollar flow as bankers spy 10s
Council of Europe Development Bank on Thursday rounded off an enormous week for public sector dollar issuance, adding volume to what has already been the busiest start to a year in dollar benchmarks....
View ArticleFormer 3iDM CLO manager joins Partners Group
Andrew Bellis, a former managing director at 3i Debt Management, has joined private markets investment firm Partners Group in London.
View ArticleBelgium eyeing return to ultra long
Belgium is hoping to revisit the distant reaches of its euro curve, telling GlobalCapital that it is looking at selling 40 year debt in 2017.
View ArticleGuotai Junan Securities seeks OK for HK listing
Mainland brokerage Guotai Junan Securities Co is looking to follow its peers and list south of the border, according to a draft prospectus filed by its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary Guotai Junan...
View ArticleZhuhai Huafa puts down dollar marker
Zhuhai Huafa Group Co on Thursday rolled out a three year dollar offering. It was not an easy task to find a direct comparable due to the debut status of the issuer and its credit strength compared to...
View ArticleIndia approves floating of state-owned insurers
India’s cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) has given the go ahead for the listing five state-owned non-life insurance companies, according to an announcement by the committee on Wednesday.
View ArticleTrio signs up for Dasin Retail $359m multi-currency financing
Dasin Retail Trust, which sealed the year’s first mainboard listing on the Singapore exchange on earlier this month, has signed a loan that backed the IPO. The loan had four lead banks, which brought...
View ArticleSlovenia gives back to primary dealers with eurobond return
Slovenian funding officials took advantage of the first sovereign bond market outing this year to reward loyal members of the country’s primary dealer group.
View ArticleFunding scorecard: European supranationals and agencies
This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European supranationals and agencies have made during the first three weeks of the year.
View ArticleCORPORATE BOND PRICED DEALS TABLE
GlobalCapital's handy table of recently priced corporate bond issues, with links to the stories about them.
View ArticleLong end in focus as covered bond squeeze feared
Almost 18% of this year’s expected covered bond supply has now been issued and it seems likely that the pace in the primary market will begin to moderate. With less new supply, there could be more...
View ArticleDanske Bank hires Nordea’s Hansen for Danish ECM role
Christian Hansen, head of equity capital markets at Nordea, has left the bank on Thursday this week to join Danske Bank in the summer.
View ArticleColony Capital sells final Edenred stake after off-market placement
Shares in French voucher provider Edenred closed 1.6% lower on Friday after Colday, a vehicle for Colony Capital, turned to the blocks market on Thursday evening to sell a residual 5.7% of the company.
View ArticleCVC brings repricing swing into sterling levloan market
Sky Bet, the UK gaming company owned by private equity firm CVC, has informed investors that it is planning to cut margins on its existing term loan.
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