Banks
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Italy scored its second 10 year BTP syndication of the year on Tuesday as it took advantage of less volatile market conditions ahead of a crucial European Bank governing council meeting on Thursday. Greece will follow with a syndicated tap of its outstanding 10 year bond on Wednesday.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank debuted its green bond programme in the dim sum market on Monday, selling the first labelled note in this format from a Middle Eastern borrower.
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ANZ was the latest name to throw its hat into the sterling subordinated ring as it ended a nine year absence from the currency with a new tier two capital issue.
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Banco de Sabadell was up to four times subscribed for a tightly priced green deal on Tuesday — its debut in non-preferred senior format. Other FIG issuers are also considering adding ESG labels to more subordinated products, with Raiffeisen Bank International planning a green tier two for this week.
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Emirates Development Bank, which last entered the bond market with its debut in 2019, is one of many FIG borrowers from CEEMEA planning to tap investors this week.
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Digital 9 Infrastructure, the London-listed fund focused on digital assets, increased the size of its first follow-on share sale due to the strength of demand from investors.
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Survitec, the UK survival and safety company, has signed a revolving credit facility, bringing debt raised by the acquisitive company in the last few months to £297.5m.
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The Sultanate of Oman launched a dollar sukuk on Tuesday, which investors said would receive strong demand as investors hunt for high yielding Sharia-compliant paper.
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French insurer Macif is set to issue up to €1.75bn of subordinated debt to fund its coming acquisition of Aviva France.
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Safran, the French aerospace and defense company, has returned to the equity-linked market to sell a new €730m convertible bond.
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Consumer financing firm Home Credit Vietnam has launched an up to $100m loan into syndication, breaking down commitment tickets to smaller amounts to attract a wider group of lenders.
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Three issuers are planning to sell renminbi-denominated Panda bonds this week, bringing up to Rmb7.5bn ($1.17bn) of supply to China’s onshore market.