Banks

Mainland China-listed Joinn Laboratories has begun bookbuilding for its up to HK$6.54bn ($843.9m) Hong Kong IPO, becoming one of the first companies to hit the equities market following the Chinese New Year break.

European asset manager Amundi is launching an open-ended fund for institutional and retail investors that will buy hard currency green bonds issued by emerging markets issuers.

Europe’s high grade bond investors showed they are still willing to swallow ultra-thin spreads on Monday, when Dutch leasing company LeasePlan priced a green bond well inside fair value and Deutsche Boerse won ample demand for a thinly priced €1bn deal.

Trafigura, one of the world’s largest commodity traders, has closed a Schuldschein issue in a debut that surprised many in the market. The deal shows there is an appetite for unusual credits among some of the market’s investors. Trafigura’s group treasurer told GlobalCapital that this SSD is only the first from his company.

Hennes & Mauritz, the Swedish clothing retailer, has chosen to issue its first ever bond in the novel sustainability-linked format.

Hamburger Hochbahn, a government owned public transport operator in Hamburg, is set to make its bond market debut this week, launching itself as a regular bond issuer.

Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) has broken the zero yield barrier with its latest deal, a €500m five year green senior preferred bond issued on Monday.

Italy hit screens on Monday to announce a dual-tranche syndicated deal comprising a new 10 year benchmark and 30 year inflation-linked bond.

Mercuria has launched a US private placement deal, according to market sources. The privately-owned Swiss commodity trader is the third company to enter the PP market from Europe this year.

Nykredit Realkredit opted to tap the seven year point of the curve on Monday as it issued senior non-preferred debt ahead of a deadline for regulatory debt buffers in 2022.

Česká zbrojovka Group (CZG), a Czech firearms company, has mandated banks to arrange a local currency bond, which investors say is a developing trend. The bond will contribute to CZG’s planned acquisition of US arms major Colt.

Greencoat Renewables, the Irish wind farm fund, has made an acquisition of around €60m acquisition in Finland, a few months after the company sold equity to free up debt for purchases.