The good, the bad and the illiquid

From cement makers to oil companies, from first-time issuers to regular borrowers, corporates big and small are targeting European investors with bond issues. How have they fared?

Hope, fear and wonder as a new market opens

Saint-Gobain: no opportunism

Repsol: Argentine ambitions

North West Water: a steady earnings stream

Schneider plugs into a wider market

Ford: seeking benchmark status

Lafarge: the need for good timing