Crédit Agricole
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The stars aligned for French drink company Pernod Ricard’s return to the bond market, with the issuer printing flat to its curve, or even through it by some estimates, in its first outing since being upgraded by two credit rating agencies. -
Rabobank shrugged off a little price sensitivity this week to launch a green non-preferred senior bond at a spread that FIG bankers said was as much as 5bp through fair value.
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France’s Pernod Ricard is in the market on Monday for a €1.5bn trade, with the drinks company striking while the iron is hot to print debt after being upgraded by two agencies last week.
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The European Stability Mechanism has chosen a five year tenor to kick off its funding for the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, a French public sector agency is out with its debut sustainable benchmark bond.
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ESR Cayman, a warehouse construction firm and lessor, has boldly returned with a bigger IPO target after delaying its first go at listing earlier this year.
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Credito Emiliano continued an Italian bank bond spree on Friday, choosing a quiet day to market a debut non-preferred senior bond. The deal comes one day after Banca del Mezzogiorno priced a social bond.
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Bank of America became the first big US bank to emerge from third quarter earnings blackout and tap the dollar bond market this week.
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Asian Development Bank came tight to its curve as it printed its second euro green bond this week — and its largest — following its debut last year.
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The Bel Group, the French cheese company behind brands Babybel and The Laughing Cow, has become the first company to issue Euro private placement (Euro PP) notes with sustainability-linked margins, following in the footsteps of the loan market, the Schuldschein market and subsequently the bond market.
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E.On and Engie pushed ahead with tightly priced deals on Thursday, easing concerns from earlier in the week that ZF Freidrichshafen’s widely priced bonds would create a new level for issuance.
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Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) raised $600m on Wednesday from a combination of fixed and floating rate notes.
