France

Austria, France and Portugal opt for the same window

Absolute yield, RV and performance potential keeping investors interested

Covivio, Timken and Merck & Co keep corporate issuance going

Tesco comes for sterling as deals find decent demand after a riotous Tuesday

A UK hedge fund put in the largest order

Week promises fireworks as more US names and another airline join the melee

Alstom plans to draw a line under its cash flow issues with a €1bn rights issue and a new €750m hybrid bond

French media and travel conglomerate preps financing, as more event driven opportunities rev up the loan market

Mercedes, Michelin and Aéroports de Paris draw in billions of demand

The €500m no-grow deal was almost 15 times covered

Christian Noyer has proposed that the safe savings asset that European leaders crave should be a securitization platform. But scepticism that this is a realistic project runs high

◆ French bank pulled its €500m capital funding in early January amid crowded market ◆ New deal offers some call premium compared to the earlier bullet note ◆ Clears with up to 5bp-10bp new issue premium