BNP Paribas
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Banca Popolare di Vicenza on Thursday launched premarketing for its €1.5bn IPO and capital increase, after a period of uncertainty when UniCredit, the underwriter, had cast doubt on whether it could be completed by the end of April deadline. -
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) on Tuesday threw open the door for dollar issuance as the second quarter of the calendar year kicked off, with several other issuers eagerly following.
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The European high yield bond market burst into life this week with the largest single tranche deal of the year and — more significantly, said some bankers — the first euro deal from a US issuer.
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The European Investment Bank and the European Union kicked off April by printing impressive benchmark deals, yet despite this strong start to the quarter SSA bankers fear that a combination of the threat of a Brexit and the low yields on offer in the euro market will make conditions extremely challenging for issuers.
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The Joint Laender reached its 50th deal two months after it was forced to postpone a planned transaction, printing a €1.5bn seven year benchmark that proceeded smoothly this time round.
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ABN Amro issued the largest 15 year euro covered bond in a decade and priced it as Bund prices rallied to historic highs, igniting a search for yield.
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Dutch dairy firm FrieslandCampina has completed the second ever green Schuldschein, increasing the deal by a third in syndication.
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Lagardère, the unrated French media company, went beyond its usual five year tenor on Wednesday as it issued a €500m seven year bond that garnered plenty of demand.
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OUE Hospitality Trust’s S$238.6m ($175.7m) rights issue has been a big success, with shareholders signing up for 1.4x the shares on offer, according to a company filing.
