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High-Grade Firms Snap Week-Long Absence from Europe Debt Market

Colin Keatinge
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High-grade corporate debt issuance resumed in Europe after a week-long freeze, with Baker Hughes Co. leading four non-financial borrowers seeking euro-denominated funding on March 5, 2026. The pause followed Middle East conflict-driven market volatility, halting high-grade deals since February 26, per Bloomberg-compiled data. Ahold Delhaize and Fidelity National Information Services joined the issuance wave, offering floating-rate and green tranche notes alongside Baker Hughes’ four-part deal. Private sources revealed the transactions, marking the first post-conflict revival of Europe’s corporate debt market activity. The deals signal cautious optimism amid lingering geopolitical risks, with borrowers testing investor appetite for new debt.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Ahold Delhaize, a Dutch-Belgian multinational retailer, is offering a two-year floating rate note and an eight-year green tranche on Thursday, while Fidelity National Information Services Inc.Borrowers including Baker Hughes Co. are offering Europe’s first high-grade corporate debt deals in a week, as activity cranks up following several days of near standstill due to conflict in the Middle East.Four non-financial borrowers are seeking to raise euro currency debt on Thursday, led by Baker Hughes’ four-part offeringBloomberg Terminal, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. The sales are the first from high-grade corporates since Feb. 26, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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