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◆ US tech firm prints largest ever sterling corporate deal with monster book ◆ Ultra rare and ultra long 100 year finds demand ◆ Giant deal lands close to dollar funding cost
◆ German chipmaker takes €2bn with five, eight and 11 year deal ◆ Curve's shape contributes to strong outcome ◆ Real estate firm Balder lands flat long five year
US hyperscaler plans to print 17 tranches, including a rare 100 year sterling note, across three currencies
Hyperscaler earnings could become a crucial date for issuance funding calendars
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Two of the largest private placement investors have beaten the broader market to a deal with Biffa, the UK waste management company, after many investors expected the transaction to be widely marketed. More frequently, larger investors are going direct to borrowers with bilateral and club deals, undercutting the syndicated market. -
Former Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley banker Dolph Habeck has landed a senior syndicate role at SMBC Nikko in New York, following his recent spell at Greensill Capital.
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Having visited the euro market last week, Nestlé has bounced quickly into sterling, finding solid demand for a £1bn dual tranche trade on Wednesday.
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Europe’s high grade corporate issuers piled into the bond market during the run-up to this week’s European Central Bank meeting, with Vonovia and JDE Peet’s bringing standout jumbo trades.
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Moody’s has torn up one of the shibboleths of the Schuldschein market — that its borrowers are worthy of investment grade ratings. On Wednesday, the rating agency said a number of borrowers from the car parts sector were overleveraged and not profitable enough. Investors appear to share these worries, but the Schuldschein market offers them little protection and there is no reliable secondary market for them to sell into.
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Bloated syndicate teams running bonds in Asia are becoming the norm yet again. But banks and issuers need to show more restraint.
