Barclays
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UK gaming group GVC Holdings has launched a £1.9bn equivalent loan facility into general syndication, as the company edges closer to its up to £3.9bn acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral. -
Guarantor: Financial Market Stabilisation Fund of the Federal Republic of Germany
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The new issue US dollar bond market roared back to life as volatility dropped and corporates took advantage of favourable conditions with $17bn of supply coming from 19 borrowers.
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The total issuance of investment grade corporate bonds in February was an underwhelming €14.8bn but the property sector has outshone all others in 2018 and this week was no different as investors had further diversification to consider.
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Six of the nine investment grade corporate new issues in the last week of February were announced with a three letter acronym that, while providing clarity, served to frustrate investors keen to see greater volumes of issuance. WNG stands for “will not grow” and this week told investors that the meagre sized deals would not be increased, irrespective of demand.
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March could be the month Indian international bond issuance soars. Corporations from the country are ready to hit the offshore debt market as a weaker domestic market puts pressure on fundraising.
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Slovenia printed €1.25bn by way of a triple tranche euro bond tap on Wednesday from a book of €4bn, paying small new issue premiums. Marjan Divjak, director general in Slovenia’s Ministry of Finance, said that the country is “more or less done” in the international bond markets for the year.
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Belgium achieved one of its tightest new issue premiums for years with its inaugural green bond, as green-minded investors from across Europe — and at central banks — piled into the deal on Monday.
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French commercial property company Carmila returned to the investment grade bond market after two years away and received a positive response from investors for its longest maturity to date.
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Before 2017, US crowd services provider Equinix had not issued a bond in euros. But it has now visited the European high yield market three times, having completed its latest deal on Wednesday.
