Bankia brings shortest trade of 2012
Bankia restarted primary supply on Wednesday, opening books on a two year €500m trade that could easily have been increased on the back of strong demand, according to syndicate leads. Though the settlement date means the bonds cannot be used in the second Long Term Refinancing Operation, the deal still attracted interest from across the Eurozone. As the lowest rated issuer to tap the covered bond market this year, Bankia’s success could prompt other lower tier names to follow.
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