BNP Paribas
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BNP Paribas secured strong demand and tight pricing for a tap of its first "regionally targeted" bond on Tuesday, with a broad range of German accounts helping to bolster the size of the original deal.
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As fertiliser firm EuroChem refinances a five year old loan, the borrower will find that pricing and lenders in the Russian market are changing, according to two bankers.
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A diverse group of issuers headed to the dollar debt market on Tuesday, with a Chinese local government financing vehicle, a Singaporean real estate firm and a South Korean telephone company vying for investor attention.
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Construction company Salini Impregilo was the second Italian borrower in the high yield market on Monday, as a fortnight of no issuance ended.
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Italian gaming operator Sisal on Monday started a roadshow for the all-bond funding of its buyout by CVC Capital Partners, in a high yield market still stunned by the Brexit vote.
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Banks considering ‘tier three’ issuance will be buoyed by the recent performance of Nykredit’s senior resolution notes, which have already traded well and helped the bank attract a rating upgrade.
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ICBC Luxembourg became the Chinese lender’s fourth overseas unit to issue a fixed rate dollar bond this year, raising $800m from a three year offering.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten placed its inaugural social bond on Wednesday sharing the socially responsible investment (SRI) sector with a tap from the International Finance Corporation. The Dutch agency now wants more of the same.
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The Asian debt market has had a slow but steady stream of deals since the Brexit vote on June 23, but Bank of China blasted the issuance window wide open on Tuesday with a $3bn five tranche, multi-currency transaction — the region’s largest international green bond. Max Bower reports.
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China National Chemical Corp met bankers in Hong Kong this week ahead of a $12.7bn fundraising for its acquisition of Swiss biotech firm Syngenta.
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The Asian debt market has followed up strongly on Bank of China’s successful $3bn green bond, with five deals launched on Thursday and more expected.