Bank of America
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A pair of seasoned green bond issuers brought deals in the format this week — but each opted to print in a currency in which it had not sold green bonds before. -
Belgian postal operator Bpost announced a debut benchmark eight year deal within 48 hours of finishing an investor roadshow and achieved a very high quality order book for an eight year bond.
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While Europe basks in a heatwave, the US dollar bond market is suffering a deal drought. There was no supply ahead of the July 4 Independence Day holiday and with syndicate desks likely to be depleted for the rest of the week, the dry spell could last until July 9.
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Asian Development Bank picked up €600m and was able to tighten pricing as it sold a green bond in euros for the first time.
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Two corporate bond issuers from opposite ends of the ratings spectrum found similar success with new bonds on Wednesday. The seven and eight year tenors found favour with investors looking to put new cash inflows to work.
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Malaysia’s Sapura Energy plans to spin off its exploration and production arm through an IPO, having picked two banks to lead the transaction.
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Bio-technology firms AOBiome Therapeutics and Stealth Biotherapeutics Corp are seeking the greenlight to float in Hong Kong, adding to a fast-growing pipeline from the sector.
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A pair of supranational issuers are this week bringing new currencies to their green funding offerings.
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Asia’s G3 bond market has been defined by volatility this year, forcing bankers, investors and issuers alike to think on their feet during the first half of 2018. As banks fight to stay on top of the limited primary market activity, the region’s league tables have been disrupted.
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Municipality Finance grabbed the opportunity of being the only SSA dollar issuer this week to bring a very strong trade, paving the way for other borrowers to tap the currency.
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The US dollar bond market ended a record-breaking month on a downbeat note as borrowers stayed on the sidelines amid a poor technical backdrop. Charter Communications became the first SEC registered issuer of the week on Thursday with a long five year trade and the only two other benchmark trades were from 144A issuers on Tuesday.
