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Investors maintain orders as issuers push tight, although some limits are appearing
◆ Canadian retail chain lands euro bond close to equivalent dollars ◆ Some concession needed for first new euro line in two years ◆ Minimal attrition as issuer pushes through 100bp barrier
◆ Vier Gas almost six times covered ◆ RCI Banque increases size ◆ Pair price with minimal concessions
Earnings blackouts and higher funding costs to supress April supply
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Corporate credit spreads bounced back on Thursday after the European Central Bank announced a new €750bn bond buying programme to battle the economic fallout from the coronavirus, but syndicate bankers said that there would likely need to be a longer period of stability before the primary market reopens. -
Germany's Covestro and the UK's 3i have both signed new revolving credit facilities with terms that were agreed before the Covid-19 pandemic sent markets plunging, but lenders said that new deals will have far higher margins.
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UK manufacturer Dyson is looking for at least £250m of debt, according to several market sources, in a private placement set to close in the middle of the pandemic that has largely shut public markets in Europe and the US.
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Governments in the Western world unleashed enormous spending packages this week to fight the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. But corporate bond investors want more.
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Moody's has downgraded budget airline EasyJet and put other airlines on review for ratings cuts, raining more blows on an industry being pummelled by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The coronavirus crisis is shaking up companies' financing arrangements in the most drastic way since the 2008-9 financial crisis, as firms strive to secure liquidity for what are likely to be many tough months. So far there have been only a few high profile cases of companies drawing down revolving credit facilities, but this is expected to grow, as long-established norms crumble and new patterns emerge.
