BNP Paribas

◆ Paper is a 'must buy' for some accounts ◆ Pricing breaks trend and tightens 3bp ◆ Orders total over €40bn

Goldman Sachs joins Western Europe's top three bookrunners

◆ First euro deal from Candian province hits 'perfect storm' ◆ BNG and AFD print 15 years ◆ All tighten by at least 3bp

◆ Four issuers out in dollars, three in the same maturity ◆ Swap spread moves foil tightening potential ◆ Deals getting done, but market isn't 'white hot'

◆ Difficult FIG execution was less pronounced in the senior market ◆ New type of offerings from BNP Paribas and Islandsbanki receive strongest reception ◆ AIB's mid range holdco lifts lower volume

◆ Priced off recent peer issue ◆ New levels found after swap spread moves ◆ Deal twice subscribed

Wendel received €750m of cash up front, about 86% of shares’ pre-trade value

Trade set to price at 5.4% discount as Wendel reduces stake

Influential banker helped shape European levfin market in 35 year career

◆ New 10 year priced without tightening ◆ NIP squashed by swap spread moves ◆ ‘High quality book’ nevertheless

◆ Issuer takes home more than the usual $2bn ◆ Single-digit spread to US Treasury at landing ◆ Dollar investors still attracted by spreads to swaps, yields

BNP Paribas consolidated its status as the leading European corporate and investment bank in 2024, as it strives towards rivalling the US big five. The bank has four priorities for 2025