Barclays
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The European Investment Bank and the Province of Quebec were well subscribed as they re-opened the dollar SSA market following the extended Lunar New Year holiday. Two more public sector borrowers will follow with dollar bonds on Wednesday, ahead of what is expected to be a busy month in the currency. -
The Japan Finance Organisation for Municipalities printed the first deal from its budding green bond programme on Tuesday, impressing onlookers with a large book and aggressive price move. The trade shared the market with a social housing bond from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.
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Volkswagen Financial Services hit the sterling market on Monday, with the issuer seeming to print at a low single digit new issue premium as the primary market remains heavily weighted in favour of borrowers.
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The UK Debt Management Office has selected the syndicate that will run the books for its upcoming tap — its final syndication of the 2019/2020 financial year.
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BPHA, a housing association headquartered in Bedford, is looking to sell US private placements, according to several market sources, as private debt remains readily available for UK HAs.
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Together Money has refinanced its 2021 high yield bond with a new issue, taking advantage of strong conditions and a dearth of sterling supply to take more cash off the table and pay down its revolver too.
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Jes Staley’s strategy has been vindicated, with Barclays’s corporate finance bankers having a banner year. But it has to invest in its European franchise to cement its credentials as the region’s leading investment bank, says David Rothnie.
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Anglo Pacific Group, the London-listed, mining resources royalty company, has amended and extended its dollar revolving credit facility, which has now tripled in the last few years.
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Kristina Church has moved from Barclays to Lombard Odier Investment Managers as a senior investment strategist for sustainable investment, as the firm seeks to grow its offering in this area.
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Greece hit the market with its longest bond since the sovereign debt crisis on Tuesday. Its boldness was rewarded by its strongest order book since it returned to capital markets.
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Calisen Group, the UK operator of smart meters, has set a price range for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, following a constructive investor education process. It will come at a discount to listed peers.
