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UKPN purchase seen as positive by rating agencies, leads to senior and hybrid upgrades
◆ Deal spans euros, sterling and dollars ◆ Wide range of US TMT comps used ◆ Slim premiums needed for euro tranches
◆ Telecoms firm takes €1.5bn ◆ Some premium needed at the long end ◆ Demand highest for shortest tranche
◆ Japanese firm guides debut euro deal tight ◆ Endeavour attracts strong demand ◆ Sales follow multi-day marketing exercises
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Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Kunming Rail Transit Group Co made its inaugural appearance in the dollar market on Thursday, raising $500m after a large price tightening. -
Houlihan Lokey’s European corporate finance land grab has made its fifth acquisition since 2014, writes David Rothnie, at a time when the fluctuations of the credit cycle may be about to lead to more restructurings.
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Certain US private placement (PP) investors are beginning to fear a turn in the famously prudent market, towards a world with looser financial covenants. Let us hope this remains a fear and does not become reality.
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High grade corporate bond bankers have warned of near-pandemonium in the UK market if the Conservative Party fails to form a government after the general election on December 12. They fear rocketing spreads and constricted market access during the busy January issuance window.
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As a nascent feature of the Schuldschein market, secondary trading still hasn’t developed market norms and many remain unclear about the process.
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Gewobag, the A2/A+ rated German housing company, launched the first Schuldschein with a Euribor floor set below zero in November and the transaction has closed at €650m, according to a source close to the deal. The success of this deal will encourage arrangers to bring more companies to market with negative floors in 2020.
