Banks

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group issued a green senior bond on Wednesday and paid no new issue premium after it received demand of twice its final size of €500m.

A new digital blockchain platform for promissory loan notes has launched, with four German banks hoping their offering will be able to jostle for a place in an increasingly crowded digital market.

Austria’s Prinzhorn Holding has launched a €200m Schuldschein, with the packaging and recycling group bringing the one of the largest deals to hit screens in a spree of deals trying to beat the summer lull

US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Tuesday that a sanctions bill restricting companies involved in Russia's Nord Stream 2 project would come in the “not too distant future”. That left investors wondering how and if this will affect their portfolios as bond bankers dredged up memories of when Nord Stream 1 was on track to print its own international bond through BNP Paribas before capital markets sanctions were imposed on Russia in 2014.

Trainline, the UK transport booking website, is preparing to launch an IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The deal is expected to value the company at around £1.5bn, according to a source close to matter.

Lloyds is yet to confirm whether it will redeem an outstanding additional tier one (AT1) deal, callable on June 27, just as banking authorities have increased the pressure on financial institutions to justify their decisions to call such debt.

Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK)’s $500m seven year bond drew a book in excess of $1.5bn on Wednesday morning allowing leads to tighten initial guidance, which they said offered a 30bp new issue concession.

Bank of America is covering more clients than ever in a quest to overhaul its rivals at the summit of the league table rankings, spelling further bad news for European banks, writes David Rothnie.

Brazil’s Suzano tapped international bond investors for the fourth time since September on Tuesday, capitalising on a dearth of recent supply from Latin America and favourable sentiment towards the pulp and paper sector.

Mexican media company Televisa returned to dollar bond markets after a three and a half year hiatus on Tuesday and was able to increase the size of a planned trade despite offering minimal concession.

Indiabulls Housing Finance raised $350m in its debut dollar transaction on Tuesday.

Chinese clothing company Mulsanne Group Holding has priced its Hong Kong IPO below the indicative range, citing volatile markets fueled by the US-China trade war.