Synthomer preps bond to take out Omnova bridge

Chemicals firm Synthomer is marketing a €520m five year non-call two bond to take out the bridge financing for its purchase of US firm Omnova, announced last July and completed in April. The company’s last outing in high yield ended in failure in 2018, and some bond buyers see chemicals as a cyclical sector to avoid, but market conditions are strong following the US Federal Reserve's opening of individual bond purchases overnight.