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◆ Reoffer yield second lowest of the year ◆ Euro hybrid yields tear tighter ◆ Proceeds to refinance upcoming maturity
◆ Borrower prices inside fair value ◆ Sub/senior spread less than 100bp ◆ Issuer accelerates funding to take advantage of good window
The company is by far the most prolific issuer of hybrids in the Gulf
As thrilling as last week's Reverse Yankee-led corporate bond fest in Europe may have been, it did not confirm the market has matured to its magnificent final form
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French food supplier Danone achieved what is believed to be the most tightly priced corporate hybrid capital issue ever on Monday. -
Has Europe’s corporate bond market ever been hotter than today? Perhaps, but Monday’s four investment grade deals totalling €7.4bn offered ample evidence of extraordinary demand — not least, what is believed to be the most tightly priced corporate hybrid capital issue ever, for Danone.
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On Monday, Statnett, the Norwegian state electricity grid company, mandated banks for its debut benchmark bond issue in euros. This followed German power utility RWE announcing the results of its recent tender offer on Friday.
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The few hybrid deals that have been printed in 2017 have seen overwhelming demand amid the current low rate environment. A €300m deal from German agriculture servicing company BayWa on Wednesday was no different, even if some of the bond’s features were more unusual.
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Tuesday proved to be hybrid day in the European corporate bond markets with Aroundtown tapping its dollar hybrid bond for €200m while German electric utility, RWE, announced it was tendering for up to €550m equivalent of its own equity-like debt.
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September has seen a variety of issuers access the corporate bond market. From regular issuers to those who have not issued for over a decade, the consistent theme has been single digit new issue premiums for what one syndicate manager described as “manageable deal sizes.” Monday saw new issues in a similar vein.
