Barclays
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Danske Bank slipped in ahead of a post-earnings supply rush on Monday to issue a new tier two note at flat to fair value. According to one banker, the deal showed that investors were still willing to take on risk even as spreads near record lows. -
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Three eurozone sovereigns all extended their euro curves with huge order books for syndicated transactions this week in a sign of rampant investor appetite for long-dated debt.
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Whitbread, the UK hotel and pub company, enjoyed roaring demand for its debut green bond on Wednesday, as it managed to convince investors that it can plan for life after lockdowns.
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Whitbread, the UK hotel and pub company, amended and extended its revolving credit facility at around the same time as it stormed the bond markets with a blowout debut green trade.
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Whitbread, the UK hotel and pub company, enjoyed roaring demand for its debut green bond on Wednesday, as it managed to convince investors that it can plan for life after lockdowns.
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Cellnex, the Spanish telecoms infrastructure company, has returned to the equity capital markets with a huge €7bn rights issue to finance its acquisition of French competitor Hivory from Altice and KKR.
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Cyprus attracted sold demand when it hit the market for a new five euro benchmark on Tuesday. The trade was priced with a positive yield – a rarity for a eurozone sovereign bond in this part of the curve.
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Just Eat Takeaway.com, the Anglo-Dutch online food ordering marketplace, has raised €1.1bn via the sale of new convertible bonds, following rapid growth during the pandemic as more customers ordered food brought to their homes.
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Whitbread, the UK hospitality group, has mandated banks for a debut green trade, setting up a pricing battle between a red hot bond structure and a Covid-19 battered sector.
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The euro public sector bond market has got off to a busy start to February. Three eurozone sovereigns have announced syndicated issues, while the European Financial Stability Facility made a €2bn intraday tap on Monday to round off its first quarter funding target.
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Singapore’s ride hailing start-up Grab Holding has further increased the size of its term loan B to $2bn following solid traction in the US market.
