BNP Paribas
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Lietuvos Energija, a quasi-sovereign utility company that is fully owned by the government of Lithuania, was on track this week to price its second green bond. The deal will also mark the first trade from central and eastern Europe in over two weeks and offers an over 100bp pick up over the sovereign. -
Asia’s G3 bond market has been defined by volatility this year, forcing bankers, investors and issuers alike to think on their feet during the first half of 2018. As banks fight to stay on top of the limited primary market activity, the region’s league tables have been disrupted.
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French car parts distributor Autodis announced an add-on of its only floating rate bond on Monday, amid higher average high yield funding costs but with investors confident that the market can cope.
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Two borrowers, Marlink and Iris Software, offered a string of new medium sized leveraged loans this week, following the recent launch of some highly anticipated jumbo deals that sources say have helped renew investor interest in the European market.
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France plans to forge ahead with tapping its debut Green OAT rather than introducing new SRI lines, despite some investors calling for a shorter dated alternative. Craig McGlashan and Lewis McLellan report.
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Municipality Finance grabbed the opportunity of being the only SSA dollar issuer this week to bring a very strong trade, paving the way for other borrowers to tap the currency.
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Two German issuers sold corporate bonds on Tuesday and on Thursday, mobile phone operator O2 Telefónica Deutschland made it a German treble the following day.
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Spain, fresh from its success with a 10 year benchmark on Tuesday, is eyeing a return to the long end of the syndicated inflation linker market towards the end of the year.
