BNP Paribas
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Rabobank has developed a bilateral loan facility with a margin linked to food waste, in an attempt to homogenise parts of the otherwise bespoke sustainability-linked loan market, but not everyone is convinced that there will be much use for a one size fits all approach to KPIs. -
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France became the latest European sovereign bond issuer to confront the problem of inflated orders with the sale of its second green OAT via syndication on Tuesday. But instead of bringing the spread in to price extremely tight like Italy and Spain did earlier in the year, France instead attempted to control the sale process by engaging with investors to persuade them not to put in excessive tickets in the first place. Burhan Khadbai reports.
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The FIG market enjoyed its busiest week of the year so far but not all trades are working as investors shun tightly priced deals, particularly those at the long end.
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Vienna Insurance Group was unable to build momentum in its 15 year bond syndication on Thursday as long dated US treasury yields climbed higher. The insurer was joined in the primary market by Santander, which paid a premium to launch its first callable non-preferred issue.
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The sterling corporate bond market had three visitors on Wednesday, making it the busiest day this year, and raised a combined £1.565bn, an unusually large amount for corporate sterling issuance.
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Verizon Communications, the US telecoms group, embarked on an almost $3bn niche currency bond issuing spree this week, which included the largest foreign Swiss franc bond since early 2018.
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Fnac Darty, the French electronics retailer, has amended and extended its main bank credit lines, shortly after issuing its debut convertible bond as an independent company.
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Europe’s high grade primary bond market was pumping out deals with double figure new issue concessions on Tuesday, though German real estate company Vonovia’s planned debut green deal will test whether ESG demand is still rampant enough that the borrower won't have to offer extra.
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African Development Bank hit the market with a five year benchmark on Tuesday — the first sizable deal at the tenor since early February. The deal set records for an AfDB five year, the largest ever size, the largest order book and pricing with its tightest spread to mid-swaps.
