Barclays
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Covered bond issuers from outside the Eurozone launched deals this week denominated in sterling and Australian dollars. But a bigger proportion were from the Eurozone where borrowers launched deals in the single currency in maturities that ranged from four to 20 years. The transaction were priced generously and enjoyed a solid reception, with central banks taking a back seat.
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Dutch cable company Ziggo accelerated its dual currency bond issue to price it on Wednesday after its sister company, Virgin Media of the UK, had sold the first bond of a restructuring plan involving four Liberty Global cable subsidiaries.
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Online gambling business Sky Bet laid out price guidance on its £390m ($591.6m) acquisition loan at a bank meeting on Tuesday, where some investors were swayed after initially being sceptical of the deal. -
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The covered bond market enjoyed its busiest week in the last three years as 16 borrowers launched benchmarks with a nominal value of €13.5bn ($15.70bn) across a range of currencies and tenors. But investors clearly showed a preference for the seven year — of which there were seven deals, accounting for half of this week’s supply.
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After a flurry of mid-market leveraged financings, investors are now preparing for the first large cap deal of the new year. SIG Combibloc, the Swiss drinks carton maker, has invited lenders to bank meetings in London and New York.
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UK travel operator Thomas Cook is set to price its €400m high yield bond on Friday, riding a wave of successful high yield issues this week.
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Akbank TAS is out in the market with a new dollar bond, a week after the Turkish sovereign made its 2015 debut. The bank is making an opportunistic move to take advantage of tight spreads caused by a flight to less volatile credits across CEEMEA.
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Export Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) staged a successful return to the international debt market on January 12, selling a SEC registered dual tranche deal that drew over $6bn of demand. Amid high levels of volatility since the start of the new year, bankers chose a good window for the Korean issuer, which achieved its goals for size and pricing.
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South Korea’s Woori Bank raised smaller-than-expected $350m with its first dollar bond of 2015 on January 14. Due to the smaller order book size and slower bookbuilding process than usual, the South Korean lender had to settle for the lower end of what it aimed to raise, but has been enjoying a good performance in the secondary market.
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Investment grade corporate bond issuance soared on Wednesday with a €1.75bn ($2.03bn) dual tranche deal from Toyota Motor Credit; benchmark bonds from Iberdrola and Evonik; and debuts from US Reit WP Carey, and UK charity the Wellcome Trust. In total, €4bn of bonds were issued.
