Bank of America
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2018 has proven a difficult year for the IG corporate bond market so far. Instead of the smooth waters of 2017, conditions have been more choppy and issuers and their syndicates have had to navigate a more careful path to market and often paying more to insulate investors from secondary market volatility. However, there are likely to be more difficult conditions ahead with fewer support mechanisms available. -
GlobalCapital revealed the winners of its Equity Capital Markets Awards 2017 at our third annual Awards Dinner in London on March 20. CEOs and CFOs were present to collect Awards for landmark deals such as the UniCredit and Santander rights issues and the IPOs of Allied Irish Banks and Pirelli.
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Glencore, the Swiss commodities trading and mining company, has breathed some life into Europe's equity-linked market with a $500m equity-neutral convertible bond due in 2025.
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The Nordic Investment Bank has announced that it will become the second borrower of the week to access the two year dollar market. The first, Kommunalbanken, scooped up $1.25bn on Tuesday.
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The Council of Europe Development Bank returned to the market for socially responsible investments on Tuesday, printing a seven year “social inclusion” bond.
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Shinhan Bank was forced to pay a new issue premium (NIP) to complete its Basel III-compliant tier two deal on Monday, like most other issuers in recent weeks. But the South Korean borrower still managed to price its bond tighter than expected.
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Funding for leveraged buyouts in the European primary high yield market gained further share of overall issuance this week, as specialty car parts maker LKQ of Chicago sold a €1bn bond for its acquisition of German peer Stahlgruber.
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Two new SRI corporate bonds were priced on Monday, but with very different results. Iberdrola’s green hybrid bond failed to tighten from initial price thoughts, while Danone’s debut social bond had to pay just 2bp of premium.
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Baidu-backed video streaming platform iQiyi kicked off bookbuilding for its $2.38bn US listing on Monday and was covered quickly.
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HDFC Asset Management Co is set to kick off investor education for its India IPO, according to a banker working on the deal.
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