Crédit Agricole
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The European high yield bond pipeline this week brought €1bn of single-B rated offerings in euros and sterling from new issuers, giving hope to those working for a bigger borrower base for the market. -
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) sold a $2bn deal on Tuesday that looked almost identical to the issuer’s January trade.
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A position paper detailing a new unified approach to impact reporting by Nordic public sector green bond issuers has been welcomed by investors, who hailed its broad scope and detailed methodology as an important development for the market.
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Wind Tre, the Italian telecoms company, issued its €7.3bn senior secured bond deal on Tuesday, a day ahead of schedule, and priced all four tranches at the tight end of guidance.
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A new bond refinancing deal for German fashion company Takko will provide a welcome boost to triple-C bond volumes, although it is not clear whether the deal will pave the way for a wave of risky credits to return to the high yield market, bankers said.
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The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) hit the offshore market yet again on Tuesday with a dual tranche dollar bond, a month after the South Korean issuer sold a Singapore dollar deal and a Formosa bond.
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Has Europe’s corporate bond market ever been hotter than today? Perhaps, but Monday’s four investment grade deals totalling €7.4bn offered ample evidence of extraordinary demand — not least, what is believed to be the most tightly priced corporate hybrid capital issue ever, for Danone.
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Agence Française de Développement will go on tour to market its newly established climate bonds programme in preparation for a euro deal with a tenor between five and 10 years.
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Kia Motors Corp found nothing but clear roads in the bond market on Thursday, after a moment of traffic briefly delayed its $900m dual-tranche transaction.
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Norwegian state-owned grid operator Statnett priced its debut benchmark euro corporate bond on Wednesday, opting to go longer than the 10 year tenor many of the recent utility issuers chose.
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Kia Motors Corp is returning to the international bond market, opening books for a dual-tranche 144A/Reg transaction on Thursday morning.
