Barclays
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A trio of borrowers looked to slip in with conventional senior deals ahead of Wednesday’s US Federal Reserve meeting, with each paying a small premium to do so. -
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Naturgy Energy, the Spanish gas and electricity utility, has doubled the size of its revolving credit facility in an amend and extend exercise, the latest demonstration that the balance of power in the loan market remains firmly on the side of the borrowers.
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Sweden became the latest European sovereign to access the ultra-long end of the curve this week as it launched its first 50 year bond, opening up the long end of the krona curve for other highly rated names.
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GlobalCapital reveals today the winners of its Bond Awards 2021, including celebration of the achievement of top corporate banks and issuers — and Lifetime Achievement Awards for two of Europe’s most prominent corporate funding officials.
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China Aoyuan Group’s attempt to woo investors to its $200m bond with a generous yield fell flat on Tuesday. Recent concerns about the property developer’s leverage, and the subsequent fall of its dollar bonds in the aftermarket, held investors back from the new deal — and caused a further spiral in secondary. Morgan Davis reports.
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Criteria Caixa, the holding company which manages the assets of Spain’s La Caixa Banking Foundation, has issued a €200m bond exchangeable into shares in Cellnex, the telecoms towers company.
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Stellantis, the entity formed by the merger of car makers Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group, printed what the lead managers reckon was the longest maturity bond in euros from the sector in its ratings bracket, though the market was divided over whether peers could print similar deals.
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German eyewear retailer Mister Spex is preparing to go public, having announced its intention to float on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Monday.
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