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The article reports on the sale of a 300 million dollar commercial paper (CP) by Ireland's National Treasury Management Agency. The deal is considered as the largest deal made by Ireland in two months. Issuers from Germany, the Netherlands and France also sold CP in sterling and dollars which prompted sovereign, supranational and agency issuance in both denominations, including FMS Wertmanagement and L-Bank.

The article relates the comment of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC) on a bond issue that was launched by HSBC Bank plc on July 9, 2010. The bookrunner stated that there was rarity in the issuance by HSBC Bank plc of a euro senior paper. Investors in such bond issue came from several countries including Iberia, Germany, and France. Also included are distribution by investor type and market appraisal.

The article offers information on the euro-denominated corporate bond issued by Land Berlin. Joint bookrunners of the deal include Dexia Capital Markets and JP Morgan. The transaction was handled on a retention basis. Demand for the paper came from various countries including France, Ireland and Germany.

The article reports on the success of the corporate bond issuance by French waste management company Veolia and German utility firm E.On in the sterling bond market in October 2007. Veolia issued a $500 million 30 year deal through Barclays Capital, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland. The French company brought its deal at 150 basis points (bp) over Gilts, equivalent to 115bp over swaps. E.On priced £500 million of 12 year paper and £900 million of 30 year bonds.

The article reports that the covered bond market has suffered one of its most volatile days. Dealers have decided by majority vote to quote wider bid/offer spreads for non-core covered bonds than for core markets, defined as Germany, France, Austria, Luxembourg and Depfa. ACI Germany was chosen as the forum for market-makers to discuss such situations after the Allgemeine HypothekenBank Rheinboden episode in October 2005, the last market-making crisis in covered bonds.

The article presents information on the bond issue of Barclays Bank. The bond, which has a rating of Aa3/AA−/AA−, is valued at 1.5 billion euros. It is due to mature on March 18, 2015 and is lead managed by Barclays Bank. According to its bookrunner, the books of the deal went under 3 billion euros and they received 250 orders. They received solid support for the 1.5 billion euro value of the deal. It was distributed to Germany, France, Italy , Great Britain, Spain and Benelux.

The article presents information on a bond issued by the Nationwide Building Society (NBS). The 1.25-billion euro bond was launched on January 12, 2010 and will mature on January 20, 2015. According to NBS, it received 150 orders in the book, majority of which are investors from France, which took 35% of the deal, and the others are from Switzerland and Germany. Bookrunners emphasize the strength of the credit market since the deal reached 2.4 billion euros worth of book orders.

The article presents information on a 348.447-million-euro offering that was launched by Schiphol Nederland BV on April 28, 2011. The deal had several bookrunners including Royal Bank of Scotland plc, ING Group, and Deutsche Bank AG. The deal received support from various countries including France, the Netherlands, and Germany.

The article focuses on the €500 million bond deal issued by Kaupthing Bank on June 14, 2007. The maturity of the deal is on June 29, 2009. The transaction was initially launched at 20 basis points for a maximum €500 million trade. The biggest orders for the deal came from Germany, Great Britain and France.

The article focuses on the €1 billion bond issued by Natixis SA on May 21, 2007. The transaction was rated Aa2/AA/AA. The price guidance for the deal, which was sole managed by Natixis, has been tightened to 21 basis points. About 30% of the bond was sold to France and 20% each to Germany and Austria.

The article presents a European public and project finance roundtable concerning the specific demands of public and project finance in Germany, France and throughout Europe in 2008. Anne Bosche-Lenoir of Région Ile-de-France, describes the funding requirement of France. Eckhard Helms, treasurer of the State of North RhineWestphalia in Germany, describes how local governments' funding strategies evolved. The panelists discusses the extent to which local government bonds act as safe haven investments during the crisis in financial markets.

The article discusses the 2.5 billion Euro bond issue launched by Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades) on June 22, 2010. It describes how relations between France and Germany influenced the timing of the issue and cites reasons why Cades was not able to achieve its 3 billion Euro goal, including the reduction of the pool of investors to French, German and Dutch investors. Speculation on accounts' search for their own sovereign risk and reluctance to go overseas for their investments is also discussed.

The article presents information on a bond issued by Barclays Bank. The 2-billion euro bond was launched on January 13, 2010 and will mature on January 20, 2017. According to bookrunners, 65% of the issued bonds were distributed to three biggest buyers in France, Germany and Great Britain. They also noted that asset managers, insurance and pensions acquired the greater part of the deal with only 26% went to banks.

The article focuses on the 1.25-billion € bond issued by Crédit Agricole SA on October 11, 2012, which was arranged by Crédit Agricole CIB. According to the bookrunners, there was a strong demand for the bond in the secondary market despite the credit rating downgrade received by Spain. The bond was ditributed in France and Benelux and investors made deals in Germany and Great Britain.

The article reports on the five billion euro bond issue that was launched by KfW on May 22, 2012. The issue is guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany. The joint bookrunners of the deal are BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC). The geographical distribution of the deal includes 20% in Germany, 9% in Switzerland, and 9% in France.

The article reports on the 1.25 billion euro bond issue that was launched by ABN Amro on March 21, 2012. The joint bookrunners of the deal are ABN Amro, Citi, DZ Bank, Goldman Sachs, and the Royal Bank of Scotland. The geographical distribution of the deal includes 32% in France, 19% in Germany and 4% in Switzerland.

The author comments on the lack of details of the plan developed by the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Nicolas Sarkozy to stabilise the eurozone. He highlights the failure of the governments in the European Union (EU) to develop contingent plans right after the fiscal crisis of Greece. An overview of comments from politicians that relate to solutions to the financial crisis is provided.

The article reports on the four-year bond deal launched by Spanish bank Santander. It describes the worth of orders received by Santander through joint lead managers Crédit Agricole and Deutsche Bank. Details about the financial background of Santander are presented. It is added that majority of orders came from countries including Germany, France, and Great Britain.

The article reports on the re-opening of the euro senior unsecured market by the Deutsche Bank with a 650 million euro tap of a three-year floating rate note (FRN). Figures show that the bond was priced at 73 basis points (bp) over Euribor and an order book of almost 700 million euros. Investors who participated in the deal were from Germany, Austria, Great Britain and France. According to Deutsche Bank, it wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to issue despite completion of over 60 percent of its funding for 2010.

The article reports on the launch of covered bonds by Caisse de Refinancement de l'Habitat (CRH), Eurohypo and Crédit Mutuel-CIC (CM-CIC) in the second week of February 2010 due to optimism over the possible end of the financial crisis in Greece. CM-CIC priced its bonds at 52 basis point (bp). The jumbo bonds of Eurohypo dubbed as Pfandbrief was priced at 17 bp over middle swaps. The bonds of CRH were valued at 53 bp over middle swaps.

The article presents information on a bond issued by BBVA Senior Finance. The 1-billion euro bond was launched on January 11, 2010 and will mature on January 22, 2013. Although the order book reached 1.7 billion euros, the bookrunners noted that BBVA did not need more than 1 billion euros and opted not to raise a large benchmark size. The deal attracted several German and French accounts.

The article presents information on the bond issue of Deutsche Telekom International Finance. The bond, with a rating of Baa1, is valued at €2 billion. Its joint bookrunners are BNP Paribas, JPMorgan and Royal Bank of Scotland. According to the bookrunners, Germany took almost half of the allocation, followed by Great Britain and France. The bonds were issued in €1 thousand denominations and so of course there was strong interest from retail accounts.

This section offers news briefs leveraged loans as of July 20, 2007. France-based restaurant chain Buffalo Grill had its deal signed by 10 banks and nine finds following an oversubscription. Germany-based packaging group Klöckner Penteplast had its deal allocated with a €700 million term loan B which pays 250 basis points (bp) over 8-½ years. British ferry route operator Red Funnel had launched its £135 facility with HSBC as its mandated sole lead arranger.

The article focuses on the €1.75 billion bond deal issued by ING Groep NV. The maturity of the transaction is on May 31, 2017. It cites the approach taken by the deal's bookrunner to set guidance. It mentions that the bonds were sold in almost 20 different countries including France and Germany.