Crédit Agricole
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Assystem Technologies, a French engineering specialist owned by Ardian, is launching an add-on to its term loans to fund its purchase of German peer SQS Software Quality Systems, as merger and acquisition deals gain share in the leveraged loan market. -
Investors did not require Crédit Agricole to pay any new issue premium for a €1.25bn offering of floating rate notes on Monday.
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The Kingdom of Belgium’s first green bond will be launched next week following a two week roadshow.
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India's Tata Steel, which mandated a group of 21 lenders in January for a new loan, has shrunk the size of the fundraising following a blowout bond issuance.
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With the return of stability to the euro public sector market, a new wave of borrowing hit this week. Four core European names brought syndications, some of which were able to access unusual or difficult tenors because of the higher rates on offer.
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French property companies were in vogue this week as Icade sold its fourth corporate bond in two years, further extending its redemption profile, while Mercialys, the firm spun off from supermarkets group Casino, saw its sub-benchmark deal 2.5 times oversubscribed.
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The sterling investor base can be stubborn one not listened to, as Swedish truck and bus manufacturer Scania found to its detriment when it launched its debut deal in the currency this week. Gatwick Airport and London & Quadrant had better receptions.
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The euro SSA market is returning to a more aggressive pace of issuance after a slackening in tempo last week. Two borrowers raised a combined €3bn on Wednesday and another pair are set to print on Thursday.
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Oekom Research, the sustainability ratings agency, has given only 7% of the asset managers and securities brokerages it assessed a prime rating, in an unpublished report seen by GlobalCapital.
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French issuers ALD and Mercialys continued the triple-B theme of the week in the investment grade corporate bond market when the pair announced new deals on Tuesday. These followed three BBB+ rated credits on Monday.
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On Monday, the UK’s second busiest airport, Gatwick, sold its largest bond deal to date with a £300m 30 year trade. Investors were ready for the transaction after Moody’s announced its initial rating for the company the previous week.
