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◆ UK defence company returns after seven year absence ◆ Sticky book as investors seek rare sterling supply from the sector ◆ Deal pays only small single digit concession
◆ UK supermarket chain takes euro route ◆ Demand holds firm despite sharp spread tightening ◆ Small new issue concession on offer
Four tranche deal could raise at least €2bn
Only a handful of names tapped the market ahead of Independence Day
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Ascendas Reit, Singapore’s largest listed business space and industrial real estate investment trust, mandated banks for a debut Eurobond on Thursday, with some analysts saying that the debt markets are underpricing risk for office operators. -
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.
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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.
