BNP Paribas
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Bank of Cyprus has picked banks to arrange the refinancing of some of its subordinated operating company debt with a new tier two, which it will issue from the holding company level. -
Euronav, the Belgian tanker company, has signed a sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, as the shipping industry comes under increasing scrutiny over its carbon output.
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A slew of mandates hit Europe’s high grade corporate bond market on Monday, with issuers increasingly adding their ESG ratings to investor communications that cover their whole enterprise, even if the deal being marketed is not a designated socially responsible investment.
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BPCE and Rabobank are in the market for Aussie dollar senior paper, with bankers expecting a busy April as a slew of financial issuers refinance maturing bonds.
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Slovakian lender Tatra Banka is hoping to launch its debut green bond in euros this week, with deal arrangers urging rare issuers to take advantage of quieter markets in the run-up to results season.
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Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Auto Finance Co is set to come to China’s auto ABS market for the first time since 2017 with a Rmb2.201bn ($336m) transaction that will be launched later this week.
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Obi, the German DIY store, has launched a Schuldschen across three, five and seven years, according to market sources. The spread differential between three and five years is steeper-than-usual, to coax investors further along the maturity curve.
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Mining company Korea Resources Corp (Kores) courted dollar investors with a five year transaction this week, marking its return to the bond market after a gap of three years.
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Esoteric names from the FIG market are expected to fill the post-Easter issuance pipeline to take advantage on the constructive market conditions on offer.
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Portugal syndicated a new 10 year bond on Wednesday, and drew parallels to deals from Italy and Spain deals earlier in the year as it aimed for a small new issue premium and an high quality order book rather than one of colossal size. But in order to avoid huge drops in the book by slashing the spread, as Italy and Spain had done, Portugal began the price discovery process at a tight level.
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