BNP Paribas

Swiss market shakes off January blues to offer size and tightening prices

Supply rush set to continue as seven issuers, including sovereigns, ready trades

◆ European banks lead issuance with focus on senior funding ◆ Market wobbles prove funding more challenging than expected ◆ Foreign banks’ capital raising is one prominent feature

Buyers grapple with falling interest rates

A slowdown in supply is expected amid 'trickier' backdrop

When the shockwave set off by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank swept the legs from under Credit Suisse, all the talent and relationships of a big investment bank were up for grabs. UBS has tried to hang on to what it sees as the best bits — but the biggest beneficiaries are likely to be rivals. Jon Hay and David Rothnie report

Supranational takes $1.5bn from latest syndicated sale after peer success in recent weeks

Supranational issuer attracts strong demand in second syndication of the week

Shares in the French game publisher fell more than 8% after the convertible and delta placed

The trade is ‘most likely’ the final syndication this year after issuer exceeded the lower end of its targeted funding range

Issuer keeps an open mind but there is unlikely to be a ‘huge chance’ of the hybrid deal being done this year

AfDB and Kommuninvest stay in the three to five year part of the curve