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2017: The year of European leveraged loans
European leveraged loans have defied market trends this year. Leveraged loans the star in EMEA In 2017, the highlight of the EMEA syndicated loans market has been leveraged deals, which stood at $245.1bn in volume this YTD. Not only does this figure eclipse 2016’s YTD volume by an impressive 30%, but it also bucks the […]
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US-listed IPOs reach a 3-year high
Stock indices have reached record highs this year, and US-listed IPOs have made a comeback, led by technology. A record year for stocks 2017 is the best year for US-listed IPO volume and activity since $92.9bn raised in full-year 2014 via 292 IPOs. With only a month of the year remaining, issuance on the US […]
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US buying spree continues with CVS Health's $69bn acquisition of Aetna
CVS Health plans to buy health insurer Aetna for $69bn, giving US-targeted M&A a giant boost. However, the second largest M&A deal announced globally this year may face complications. Our Head of M&A Research, Chunshek Chan, looks at how this vertical merger could play out. Transaction details On December 3, CVS Health has agreed to […]
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Executive Profiles Now Available on Dealogic
Dealogic Announces Partnership with BoardEx London, December 4, 2017 Financial platform company Dealogic is pleased to announce a new partnership with BoardEx, a leading relationship capital service, to provide clients with profiles on board members and senior executives around the world. The BoardEx data is available on Cortex, Dealogic’s successful competitive benchmarking and origination platform […]
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Where are Chinese unicorns headed?
Chinese technology companies account for a large portion of global unicorns, and many are looking to list far from home. A growing herd of Chinese unicorns Globally, 267 companies have reached unicorn status thus far, according to TechCrunch.* Of those, 90 are Chinese companies, including 81 in the technology sector. Historically, these Chinese tech giants […]
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Hybrids show their power in perpetual bond markets
Corporates and FIGs have piled into the Asian perpetual bond markets so far in 2017, with volume almost doubling year-on-year. Led by the Postal Savings Bank of China with the largest AT1 deal ever, the market is poised for further growth. Our APAC Head of Client Relationship, Alastair Kelly, breaks down the record. Contact […]
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ION Investment Group recapitalizes Dealogic, a Carlyle portfolio company
New York, November 22, 2017 ION Investment Group („ION”) and The Carlyle Group announced a recapitalization of Dealogic, a global provider of data and analytics for the capital markets, in which ION is acquiring a controlling stake in the company and Carlyle and management are retaining significant ownership. The transaction is subject to customary approvals […]
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Green bonds start to diversify ranks
Sustainability bonds saw record highs across SSAs, corporates, and FIGs, as issuers test the water with new types of debt. Sustainability bonds hit record high in 2017 Stepping past the $100bn milestone this year, global sustainability bonds reached the highest YTD volume on record with $118.4bn. Year-on-year growth pushed volumes for such deals to record […]
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Foreign corporates like the taste of maple bonds
Foreign corporates like Apple have pushed up Canadian dollar–denominated bonds to a new record with billion-dollar issuances. Maple bonds grow to record heights Global issuers have taken advantage of lower interest rates and Canadian investor demand, and made 2017 a record-setting year in the maple bond market. Foreign companies issued C$15.7bn in Canadian dollars so […]
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Smaller companies make it big on Borsa Italiana
Companies listed on Italian exchanges, especially Borsa Italiana, have raised the highest volume since 1999 and set a record high for activity. Borsa Italiana has a great year Italy-listed companies have raised $24.4bn so far in 2017, the highest YTD volume in 18 years. The previous high was in 1999, when $25.5bn was raised via […]