Crédit Agricole
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Three Asian debt issuers launched dollar bonds on Wednesday, taking advantage of a respite from the market turmoil that all but shut the debt market earlier this week. -
A pair of euro borrowers braved a tricky market on Tuesday, raising a combined €4bn despite heavy weather in government spreads. One opted for a defensive pricing strategy, while the other attempted to squeeze investors.
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HICL Infrastructure Co, the UK infrastructure fund advised by InfraRed Capital Partners, has refinanced its £400m ($556m) revolving credit facility and managed to negotiate cheaper funding from its banking group.
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US oil and gas company Kosmos Energy, which operates in Africa, has refinanced a reserve-based lending facility signed in 2015.
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The Belgian Debt Agency announced on Monday that it would issue its first green OLO in the near future, after a roadshow that begins on Thursday February 8. This fulfils a plan announced by prime minister Charles Michel at the One Planet Summit in December.
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The investment grade corporate bond market has started February with intent, with Thursday registering as the second busiest day of 2018 so far.
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Italian toll road operator Società Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi (SIAS) followed a four day investor roadshow with its third 10 year bond this week. A €1.9bn order book allowed the company to print its largest ever deal at a much tighter spread than its previous two offerings.
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A trio of Europe’s less frequent public sector borrowers are set to hit screens for euro transactions on Tuesday, following a long end benchmark from a French agency on January 26.
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While European Central Bank president Mario Draghi kept firmly to his course of accommodative monetary policy at Thursday’s press conference, the euro strengthened further against the dollar, dragging Bund yields up with it. Lewis McLellan reports.
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SNCF Réseau has hit screens for a 30 year bond to be sold this Friday. The borrower announced the mandate just after the completion of the European Central Bank's governing council meeting press conference on Thursday.
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French video game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment sold its first corporate bond on Thursday following a roadshow earlier in the week. The meetings in Paris, London and Germany helped the publisher of games including Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance build a whole new following.
