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Origination: European leveraged debt issuance jumps YoY
European leveraged debt market issuance was up 61% year-on-year in Q3 according to an AFME report, reaching €147 billion – but fell 11% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ).
Direct lending issuances was up 80% YoY to €28.2 billion,...
Origination: EC issues €11bn dual-tranche EU-Bond; books top €175bn
The European Commission raised €11 billion in its ninth syndicated deal of 2025, via a €5 billion tap of the 13 December 2032 EU-bond and a new €6 billion 12 December 2040 paper.
According...
Origination: Chevron issues US$5.5bn as revenue slumps
Chevron issued US$5.5 billion of notes in August after a disappointing second quarter.
The energy giant reported US$44.8 billion in revenues in Q2 2025, a 12% year-on-year decline. It currently holds an Aa2 long-term issuer...
Clearstream and Euroclear move towards digitised Eurobond market
International central securities depositories (ICSDs) Clearstream and Euroclear have partnered to offer dematerialised Eurobond issuance from Q1 2026, removing the need for paper certificates.
The ICSDs are also introducing a new data standard, the issuance...
