Crédit Agricole
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On Thursday the European corporate bond markets had two new telecoms deals to consider. In the investment grade sector, unrated French issuer, Iliad, equalled its largest and longest transaction to date. The seven year trade was the shorter deal on offer, with sub-investment grade Telecom Italia opting for a 10 year tenor. -
After three days without a deal, the euro corporate bond market reopened with nearly €2bn of new issuance from three different issuers. The auto finance lender, FCA Bank, issued a three year deal, French electrical equipment manufacturer, Legrand, sold six year bonds, while French toll road operator, Cofiroute offered a 10 year transaction.
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Elis, the French laundry services company, issued a €400m convertible bond on Tuesday to refinance its £2.2bn acquisition of Berendsen in the UK, which closed in September.
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Iron Mountain, Bormioli and Constellium revved up the engines of the European high yield market with new deals announced on Tuesday that pushed overall issuance so far this year closer to 2014’s all-time €84bn high.
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China raised $2bn-equivalent from its three tranche offshore green bond debut, making it one of the largest green bond deals from a Chinese bank.
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Kia Motors Corp has mandated banks for a new dollar deal, with a global roadshow kicking off in early October.
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On Thursday, Belgian gas transmission system operator, Fluxys, successfully priced both sub-benchmark tranches of its latest corporate bond deal it had set out to sell when it met with investors earlier in the week. The 10 year tenor was the company’s primary aim, but it was also willing to explore reverse enquiry for a 15 year tenor.
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Heineken used the quieter end of the week in terms of issuance to price its second benchmark corporate bond issue of the year. The sixth benchmark issue of the year in Europe from a beer producer was the only deal in the market on Friday.
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Automotive finance companies rarely issue corporate bonds with tenors longer than four or five years, due to the assets they need to fund. This week, however, three of them sold five year bonds.
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Public sector borrowers this week smashed through their conventional curves with green bond issues. But there was some debate over whether this marks the start of a trend or is merely the product of scorching conditions in both the euro and dollar markets.
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