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Elevated NIPs not to be uniform, with some sectors set to pay more than others
Conservative tenors likely to be in demand when issuance resumes
Market participants still hope to clear backlog before April
◆ Longer tranches earmarked for Hinkley Point C financing ◆ Books close at just under €11bn ◆ Single digit concessions offered
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Thames Water’s latest crop of holding company private placement debt issues contains language to protect investors from the effect of a Labour government — and particularly leader Jeremy Corbyn's vow to renationalise the water companies. Debt issued under the new documents features a ‘nationalisation event’ that would make it repayable immediately. Owen Sanderson and Silas Brown report.
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French telecoms company Iliad has launched a €300m Schuldschein, joining a parade of French firms raising debt through the market this year.
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Arrangers of Reliance Industries’ debut Schuldschein have sent investors a statement saying that demand “considerably exceeds the initial volume” target of €150m. The success of the transaction came as a surprise to some of the arrangers’ competitors, but is considered a good sign for the market.
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LG Chem, the chemical and battery producing arm of South Korean group LG, launched its first euro and dollar bonds this week, after a long sojourn in the won market. All three tranches, which were also green bonds, were heavily oversubscribed.
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Greatwell Homes, the UK housing association headquartered in Northamptonshire, has raised £40m private placements (PP).
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Austrian plastics maker Borealis has returned to the Schuldschein market, seeking euros and dollars.