Issue 1743

Cover Stories

Capital markets brace for invasion fallout

Russian issuers tipped to tough out latest sanctions as West ramps up pressure

Middle Eastern IPOs thrive as war, inflation knock out European market

Levloans could struggle to follow IG market into sustainability-linked lending

Chile plans historic SLB in torrid markets

Leader

Russia's corporate giants well set to see off sanctions

Chile SLB: a new era for sovereign debt

Public Sector

Defensive SSA primary market tipped to restart next week

PSP achieves negative premium as NRW lines up

Land Thuringia and AFD test longer euro maturities

KfW smashes order book record despite soaring tensions

Bond Comments

Covered Bonds

Covered bonds hold fast amid mounting Ukraine despair

CM-CIC 'crystallises' steeper covered bond curve with dual tranche bond syndication

Argenta and Kommunalkredit enjoy good outcomes with covered bonds

Financial Institutions

Pace of early TLTRO repayments expected to rise

NatWest markets opco deal in stable window

BPCE front-loads ahead of Ukraine invasion

PSHypo to reopen Swiss market next week

Wells Fargo prints tight before dollar shutdown

Russian invasion to send FIG market into defensive mode

Bond Comments

Securitization

ABS market switches to 'wait and see mode' after Russia invades Ukraine

Solvency II reform could boost UK securitization market

Corporate Bonds

Ukraine invasion stymies US corporate bond issuance

High Yield

Syndicated Loans and Leveraged Finance

Carbon measurement takes centre stage in credit fund ESG conversation

Emerging Markets

Boubyan Bank pauses on sukuk pricing but FAB completes $500m deal

Uruguay expects lower bond issuance in 2022

Local swappers help Bolivia to bond return

Equity

Czech billionaire seeks to buy chunk of Cez in reverse ABB

'Panic' shatters hopes for ECM revival as Russia attacks Ukraine

Market News

HSBC grows capital markets, advisory fees while refocusing on Asia

Barclays commits to more investment in capital markets

People Moves

Winter is going: EMEA CEO prepares to retire from MUFG

Alantra boosts Italian presence with hires in Milan

GoldenTree taps private credit head from Goldman

JP Morgan’s head of Metaverse leaves after firm sets up virtual lounge

RBC hires new VC of sponsor coverage

Southpaw

NatWest Markets sets sights on growth after finishing revamp