Credit Suisse

Bank of Ireland Group was more than three times subscribed for a new tier two on Tuesday, as it followed its domestic peer AIB Group in applying a green label to the asset class.

Goldman Sachs found the optimal window to return to the Swiss market this week, as local investors turn towards established names with a bit more yield on offer.

SK IE Technology raised W2.29tr ($2.07bn) this week from the largest Korea IPO since 2017. The deal achieved record demand as institutional investors bet on a sector leader and retail buyers rushed to the market for short term gains. Jonathan Breen reports.

Vietnam property developer BIM Land JSC made its debut in the dollar market this week with a green transaction.

A Sfr1.1bn jumbo block trade in Barry Callebaut, the Swiss chocolate maker, by Jacobs Holding, has attracted strong demand from investors eager to add defensive exposures to their portfolios.

The IPO of PolyPeptide Group, the Swiss pharmaceutical ingredients company, is set to be priced at Sfr64, above the midpoint of the initial Sfr57 to Sfr68 range, according to sources close to the deal.

Chinese bike-sharing company Hello has set in motion a Nasdaq listing, aiming to raise at least $100m.

Kaisa Group Holdings closed a $500m bond this week, part of a liability management exercise.

Credit Suisse had a great first quarter, if you ignore one or two little hiccups. The firm enjoyed a big uptick in investment banking revenues but senior management is fighting fires lit by the double disasters of Greensill Capital and Archegos Capital.

Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group Co sold a sub-one year bond on Thursday, raising $325m.

Corporate bond issues came at a healthy clip in the US market this week, despite earnings blackouts, as investors showed a preference for highly rated paper.

When António Horta-Osório takes over as chairman of Credit Suisse on May 1, he will be fighting fires on all fronts. While the bank has a relatively strong capital position, boosted by a $2bn fundraising announced on Thursday, shareholders are demanding answers over strategy and controls. Perhaps more ominously, the Swiss regulator Finma has instigated enforcement proceedings, writes David Rothnie.