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Tuesday’s £250m seven year bond issue from French oil company Total looked like a straightforward small benchmark sterling deal for a regular issuer. However, the marketing process for the deal marked a change from the normal approach and it is something investors are keen to see more of.
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The staid and centuries-old Schuldschein market used to be a humdrum affair, full of prudent German borrowers coupling with familiar lenders. But, with flocks of foreign lenders and borrowers entering the market, and some riskier credits with them, questions have arisen over whether the traditional deal structure is fit for purpose in racier times, write Silas Brown and Nell Mackenzie. -
Dairy producer Meggle has joined the ranks of green Schuldschein borrowers, launching a €50m triple tranche deal partly funded through green borrowing.
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If the tension in the European corporate bond market is often about how much paper can issuers persuade investors to take, this August the pull is the other way. Investors are thirsty, and issuers are withholding.
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Dairy producer Meggle has joined the ranks of green Schuldschein borrowers, launching a €50m triple tranche deal partly funded through green borrowing.
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The ECB stimulus has likely contributed to a flow of borrowers and buyers entering the Schuldschein market, as downward pressure on spreads has forced lenders to look further for yield. But with talk of ECB tapering, some fear that the international investors who drove up volumes will return to more traditional stomping grounds. Others , however, think these investors will be more faithful.
