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◆ Books peak above €6.9bn ◆ Pricing competitive to food group peers ◆ Proceeds to refinance outstanding debt
◆ Largest Czech bank tightened spread by 8bp ◆ Subsidiary of Erste Group announced mandate on Monday ◆ 'Arithmetically, there is no FV', a banker said
◆ Second biggest Swiss deal from a foreign borrower ◆ Front end takes the largest bite ◆ International issuance in the currency surges in 2026
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UK listed construction firm Breedon has launched a private placement deal, according to market sources, making it one of the first UK companies to hit the market this year.
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China Aoyuan Group’s attempt to woo investors to its $200m bond with a generous yield fell flat on Tuesday. Recent concerns about the property developer’s leverage, and the subsequent fall of its dollar bonds in the aftermarket, held investors back from the new deal — and caused a further spiral in secondary. Morgan Davis reports.
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The largest institutional investors in the private placement market have the cash and, increasingly, the origination capabilities to draw companies into bilateral and club trades. If these whales can show companies there is no pricing pick-up over syndicated deals, the broader market is bound to lose ground.
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The primary market was lively last week ahead of last Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting. Total issuance across the four markets that PMM reports on — SSA, covered bonds, FIG and corporate bonds — was double the previous week's total at almost $60bn-equivalent. The glut of supply afforded investors the ability to be picky and widening spreads in GlobalCapital’s data suggests that they are drawn to higher yields and green labels.
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Snus tobacco and match producer Swedish Match has made a rare stop in the euro bond market to issue its first offshore deal of the year. Elsewhere, QNB Finance and First Abu Dhabi visited a pair of niche currencies.
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There was little let-up in demand for property companies' bonds on Tuesday, as investors stocked up on Inmobilaria Colonial and debut issuer Sirius Real Estate, before the void of issuance expected from the tail end of this week.
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