The capital markets are something of an open goal for debt issuers at the moment – spreads are tight, and investors want to put their money to work.
So it’s no surprise that fixed income originators are battling hard to persuade issuers to print deals. The post-Easter period is typically very busy, with everyone keen to complete financings before the summer lull that Bastille Day on July 14 normally heralds.
But is there an extra motivation for banks’ urgency to get the deals off the ground in the second quarter?
As early as mid-April, talk of the “World Cup effect” was starting to build.
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