AbbVie issues US$10 billion to fund Apogee acquisition
American pharmaceutical research and development firm AbbVie issued US$10 billion in bonds during August.
Split across nine tranches, net proceeds from the notes are expected...
Alphabet leads August issuance race
Alphabet, the holding company of Google, completed the largest corporate bond issuance globally this month with US$24.15 billion in US dollar-denominated bonds.
The firm accomplished...
RBC CM appoints Connor
Jonathan Connor has joined RBC Capital Markets as a euro investment grade (IG) corporate bond trader.
He is based in London and reports to Europe...
Jane Street launches giant bond issuance
Jane Street has issued US$14.6 billion in senior secured notes as it restructures its corporate funding profile.
The bumper issuance dwarfs the market maker’s activity...
Mediolanum taps Tapley
Stephen Tapley has joined Mediolanum International – Ireland as deputy head of high yield.
He is based in Dublin. Martin Reeves has been head of...
Dan joins Citi
Matteo Dan has joined Citi’s interest rates sales team after almost two decades at UBS.
He is based in London.
Within its fixed income market revenues,...
NTT issues bumper offshore bond offering
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) issued US$10.48 billion in new bonds on 1 July, split across US dollar, euro and GBP denominations.
The largest two...
Could the ICE-MarketAxess tie-up intensify battle for US credit e-trading?
As US credit trading becomes increasingly electronic, could ICE’s planned acquisition of MarketAxess further intensify competition among e-trading platforms? Trader TV speaks to Lucy...
VanderMass joins Sona
Rich VanderMass has joined Sona Asset Management as a portfolio manager.
He is based in New York.
Boutique asset management firm Sona specialises in credit investing,...
Investors favour ATSs to act on FOMC data
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings are one of the largest drivers of US rates trading activity, according to Coalition Greenwich research, and are...
