Santander

◆ Record size, record book and record investor offers ◆ UK financial year syndication target 80% complete ◆ Demand diversity ‘very notable’

◆ DMO completes hefty chunk of syndication target ◆ Record size, record book ◆ Demand for 15 year 'encompasses a broad range of investors'

Bankers split on expectations as ‘everyone has been in the market’

◆ First £1bn deal since June ◆ Demand shows investors are interested in UK names ◆ Small premium needed on 'incredibly flat' curve

BNP Paribas, Santander and UBS are reporting progress as building a sustainable position in North America becomes crucial to secure number one status in Europe

Company lands big deal in niche market across two tranches

Bond market veteran lands new post after leaving RBC Capital Markets

German development bank launches opportunistic £650m deal in quiet window

◆ Orders balloon during US hours ◆ Bookrunner and rivals differ on fair value ◆ Bank viewed as ‘increasingly friendly’ on AT1s

◆ Transaction 'looks attractive' say analysts ◆ Issuer 'bondholder-friendly' ◆ US market 'remains open'

New head joins after five years heading north American FIG at Santander

◆ BFCM becomes first French bank to print Yankee after parliamentary election ◆ Foreign banks rush before major US peers expected to swarm market ◆ Athene raises dollars days before pulling a euro deal