Banks

Enel has followed up its ground-breaking sustainability-linked bond, issued in early September, by signing its first revolving credit line with a similar format. The Italian electricity and gas company is doubling down on its commitment to increasing its renewable generation capacity by the end of 2021.

Bank of Ireland was more than three times subscribed for a €300m tier two bond this week, nailing its second attempt at the deal after returning to the market with a wider spread for investors.

Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien (RLB Noe Wien) is looking to raise new senior unsecured funding, as bankers begin predicting a quieter period for supply in the euro market.

TDR Capital’s EG Group, formerly known as Euro Garages, started marketing high yield bonds in dollars and euros this week to part-fund its takeover of US peer Cumberland Farm, its largest acquisition during a two year spree that has left investors holding billions of the group’s debt. The Cumberland purchase has pushed EG’s bonds issued in May around five points lower.

Italy is holding investor calls on Monday ahead of a planned multi-tranche global dollar benchmark, in what will be its first syndicated bond in the currency for almost a decade. The sovereign has been preparing its return to the public dollar market for a number of years and its plans were first reported by GlobalCapital.

Fitch Ratings said on Monday that it expected Portuguese banks would issue up to €9bn of senior debt for the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) in the coming years, as they work concurrently on cleaning up the asset sides of their balance sheets.

Russian potash producer Uralkali is going on the road for five year dollar paper, returning to the international market for the first time in six years.

Sweden’s consideration of whether to issue a green bond has been careful and thorough, stretching over nearly three years and considering several objections. The Riksgälden (Swedish National Debt Office) is now determined to go ahead with a deal in 2020. Here, the Riksgälden answers GlobalCapital’s questions about its thinking.

International Finance Corporation has picked the banks to lead the first dollar benchmark of its 2019/20 financial year.

Michiel Reijnoudt has been appointed as country officer for Denmark at Citi.

Corporate, FIG and SSA issuers placed floating rate notes this week, pegged to Euribor, Sonia and Libor. With so many issuers coming to market, bankers are interested to see which other borrowers 'take advantage of the liquidity'.

An undisclosed institutional investor has bagged MR663.6m ($158.5m) from offloading its entire position in Malaysian plantation company Kuala Lumpur Kepong.