Crédit Agricole
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CNP Assurances won healthy demand for a green tier two capital bond issue this week, as insurance companies begin to embrace the idea of printing capital instruments as socially responsible investments. -
The euro corporate bond new issue market was full of smaller deals on Tuesday, for Japan Tobacco, Hitachi and Naturgy, but investors were preparing for the onslaught of jumbo transactions which they knew were coming on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Investors showed some price sensitivity when confronted with the State of North Rhine Westphalia’s (Land NRW) dual tranche sustainable offering on Wednesday. Nevertheless, compatriot issuer Rentenbank will add to euro SSA supply this week after mandating banks for a new 10 year benchmark.
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Japan Tobacco and Yorkshire Water have given mandates for new euro and sterling bonds, respectively, as S&P Global says the amount of European corporate debt it rates has grown to €6.44tr.
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The State of North Rhine Westphalia (Land NRW) was the only public sector borrower to announce a euro benchmark transaction on Monday, as it appointed banks to lead new 10 and 20 year sustainability bonds.
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Xavier Niel, the founder and controlling shareholder of Iliad, the French telecoms company, is using an innovative technique to enlarge his stake, while avoiding the usual requirement to make a public offer to buy the whole company. Some bankers think it could be a clever new option for company owners — others doubt it can be used widely. Sam Kerr and Jon Hay report.
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The positive market backdrop has driven smaller and less well-known bank issuers to come forward with rare new bond issues. But they are showing up just as investors pack up for the year, meaning they must work hard to lure enough demand, writes David Freitas.
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AbbVie enjoyed the undivided attention of US bond investors on Tuesday when it hit the market with a $30bn 10 tranche deal that, remarkably for such a big deal, priced with a negative new issue concession.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten and Kommuninvest followed in the footsteps of KfW as they included their environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings in the terms sheets for socially responsible bonds this week, with the latter selling the largest single-issue green bond from a Nordic public sector borrower.
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Student Hotel finds bed for sustainable loan — Italo mainlines green loans — Green bond stalwart Tennet signs — Scottish Mortgage returns to US PP — CVC-owned April preps rapid refi
