Wells Fargo’s multi-year push to carve out market share in the US leveraged finance space, backed by a hefty balance sheet and an army of new recruits, paid dividends in 2024. It is IFR’s North America Leveraged Finance House of the Year. In …

2 days ago · The US investment-grade primary continues to churn out offerings, with at least seven issues slated for sale today.. Not to be outdone, the high-yield primary is expecting at least six issues to price today. On the eve of the critical US jobs report, the economic data calendar is offering a handful of releases today, starting with the Challenger Job Cut Report, the preliminary Q4 Productivity ...

4 days ago · UniCredit has gone from also-ran to superstar in just four years, to lead the European banking sector on any number of metrics. The combination of that unprecedented turnaround with audacious bids for rivals has left the bank well positioned to drive the long-awaited – and necessary – wave of European banking consolidation.

Favourable funding conditions and vigorous investor appetite whipped up a boom in securitisation issuance in 2024. One bank’s nimble effort stood out. For keeping up with larger, domestic rivals and for its expertise in introducing novel assets to the sector, Barclays is IFR’s North America ...

3 days ago · The US investment-grade primary remains robust and prolific, with at least 10 offerings out for pricing on Wednesday following the eight issues sold yesterday.. With markets now running on more of an even keel in the wake of Monday's tariff-induced ructions, issuers are more comfortable diving into the primary, where eager investors await them. "After a tricky few days for markets, the last 24 ...

Jan 31, 2025 · The US investment-grade primary, after a fulsome month, is ending January by taking a break on Friday, while the high-yield arena is game for another active session with one issue slated for pricing. Quikrete closed the books yesterday on its two-part HY US$5.45bn offering and expects pricing later ...

Jan 22, 2025 · At least five bond offerings are expected to price in the US investment-grade primary market on Wednesday, as dealmakers modestly pick up the pace after three issuers, including Goldman Sachs, printed new trades yesterday.. Tuesday's trio of high-grade deals raised a combined US$13.25bn, mostly from Goldman's US$8.5bn haul, lifting January volume to US$151.95bn, according to IFR data.

Jan 6, 2025 · The US investment-grade corporate primary is firing on all cylinders this Monday morning with at least 24 offerings expected to price today to kick-start the first full week of the new year.. The high-yield primary remains dormant for the time being, with no offerings expected to price today and none priced to start 2025 last week.

Jan 24, 2025 · The US corporate bond primaries are quiet today as the week wraps up after busy sessions of issuance and maneuvering through the ructions of politics and policy from a new administration in Washington, DC. Over in structured finance, the market is stirring today, with at least two offerings to price ...

Jan 3, 2025 · After charging out of the block yesterday to start the year, the US investment-grade primary slowed its pace on Friday, with just two offerings slated for sale. The high-yield primary is quiet today, as is the structured finance primary market. In the US ECM arena, the funding window is expected to ...