Crédit Agricole
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Investors stormed into the euro public sector bond market this week fired up from the announcement of a new comprehensive stimulus package by the European Central Bank last week. -
L-Bank issued the first ever floating rate note linked to €STR on Thursday, ahead of the European Central Bank’s publication of the recommended new euro risk-free rate on October 2. While it has been beaten in the race to do the first deal, the European Investment Bank has announced plans for what could be the first benchmark sized transaction in the format.
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China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is seeking lenders’ consent to amend terms of a $5.5bn dual-tranche loan sealed last year, as it undergoes a debt restructuring, according to bankers.
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Jin Jiang International Holdings issued its second euro bond on Wednesday, and its first without the support of a standby letter of credit. The Chinese conglomerate has euro assets to fund, following its acquisition of Radisson Hotels last year.
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The European Investment Bank and Nordic Investment Bank kept the strong momentum going in the SSA euro bond market on Wednesday, capitalising on the European Central Bank’s announcement of fresh stimulus last week and a lack of issuance over the summer. However, Joint Laender's deal was only just oversubscribed, which the leads attributed to investors’ hesitance to buy a negative yielding 10 year bond from a less liquid name.
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Wells Fargo hasn't wasted time in the bond market this week. It launched a euro senior bond on Wednesday, a day after raising sterling debt. Concurrently, Spanish lender Kutxabank was marketing a senior non-preferred bond in euros, its debut in the format.
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GlobalCapital has revealed the results of its Sustainable and Responsible Capital Markets Awards 2019. The Awards gave honours to three debut sovereign issuers: the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Chile, investment firm Amundi, and banks including Crédit Agricole, HSBC and ING.
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No less than three dual tranche corporate bond deals hit the market on Tuesday, as BMW, Abertis, and AbbVie jostled for the attention of investors with €2bn, €1.5bn and €1.4bn deals.
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Fresh from the announcement of a new stimulus package by the European Central Bank last week, investors stormed into the euro public sector bond market on Tuesday, led by KfW and Bpifrance. The latter printed €1.25bn, equaling its biggest ever single issue. The strong momentum is set to continue with a string of mandates, including two supranationals for Wednesday.
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A brace of dollar deals came to the market on Tuesday, with Rentenbank and Council of Europe squeezing into the market for $1bn apiece amid high expectations of an impending rate cut as the US Federal Reserve meets.
