Second French senior bond in a row after slight improvement in tone ◆ Clear concession to cushion political jitters ◆ €4bn book proves appetite for French FIG ...

Qiagen, the Dutch-headquartered biotechnology company, issued a $750m seven year convertible bond on Thursday, almost exactly a year after its last deal. Bank of America, BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs ...

Funding completed ahead of more political instability ◆ Deal leaves no concession, according to rival bankers, when others are paying up ◆ Total book larger than deal size but only with JLM orders ...

Manuel Valdez, director of debt capital markets and derivatives at CAF in Bogota, told GlobalCapital the issuer had observed the success of other public sector transactions last week, especially in ...

The Saudi Real Estate Refinance Co, owned by the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, has launched the country's first residential mortgage-backed security. The transaction in riyals is backed by a pool ...

SSA issuer ◆ Delivers 'political message' in readiness for defence financing ◆ Bankers debate whether issuer paid 'generous' ...

Bond issuance in the Gulf reopened this week with a hat trick of subordinated debt issues from Saudi Arabian banks. Lenders ...

Crédit Agricole and Société Générale arranged the deal and are lead managers with UniCredit. Société Générale drew strong ...

The new issue premium investors demand amid French political uncertainty ◆ Robust demand regardless of political factors ◆ ...

Initial pricing for Société Générale's French auto ABS and Charter Court’s sterling prime RMBS have given a clear indication ...

Deal the first of its kind from a bank to be explicitly earmarked for defence financing ◆ External review similar to green ...

Ten year OATs ended last week around 75bp above 10 year swaps, Tradeweb data show. During the summer, the spread had been as tight as 67bp. But after Bayrou’s announcement, the gap blew to nearly 82bp ...