Crédit Agricole

The City of Paris printed a sustainability bond on Thursday, shaving several basis points from the spread during execution thanks to a healthily oversubscribed book.

Leveraged loan issuance is set to outpace sales of new high yield bonds with a surge this year, pushed by a varied array of borrowers seeking not just tighter margins on old debt, such as US chemical group Angus this week, but also funding for acquisitions, as with Nordic travel operator Etraveli.

Bookrunners on China Development Bank Corp’s debut international green bond have released price guidance for a dual-tranche transaction featuring dollars and euros.

Korea Electric Power Corp has hired three bookrunners to run an investor roadshow ahead of a potential dollar-denominated green bond issuance as it looks to build a renewables portfolio in the US through acquisitions.

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) managed to pull its spread in by 6bp from price guidance on its six year green bond issue today, attracting a heavily oversubscribed book full of investors seemingly ready to buy at any price.

Italian corporate issuers have dominated bond issuance in recent weeks but Wednesday brought a pair from Iberia, as two energy suppliers took advantage of the market's hot conditions.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB) launched a four year green bond on Tuesday, pricing flat to its curve and clearing the way for Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to attempt to emulate the Dutch agency’s success.

On Tuesday, Spanish infrastructure operator Ferrovial tapped into demand for the enhanced yield offered by hybrid bonds and matched the second lowest coupon ever on such an instrument.

A £640m ($839m) refinancing for Tata Motors has entered the senior phase of distribution with seven banks running the deal.

China Development Bank Corp (CDB) is gearing up for talks with fixed income investors for its inaugural offshore green bond, mandating firms for a dual-currency transaction.

UK telecoms group Virgin Media will begin marketing a jumbo loan this week, in a market that bankers describe as awash with demand. Many issuers are returning in search of tighter margins as soon as their loan terms allow.

The five deals which priced in the euro corporate bond market on Monday offered investors a variety of options, including hybrids and floaters. For duration buyers, French motorway operator Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône was in market with a January 2033 maturity.