Crédit Agricole
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A €600m two tranche bond issue to finance the Spanish retailer Cortefiel’s LBO will be the euro high yield market’s starting shot for the second half of the year. -
KEB Hana Bank sold its first dollar Formosa bond and only its second floating rate note post its merger on Thursday, raking in $350m. Ample liquidity in Taiwan and investors’ hunt for offshore assets buoyed the transaction.
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KEB Hana Bank is selling its first-ever US dollar-denominated, dual-listed Formosa bond on Thursday, taking bids for floating rate bond with a five year tenor.
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The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) is set to go on the road to promote its third sustainability bond. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten has also unveiled plans to return to SRI this year.
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Six corporate investment grade borrowers took home a combined $3.75bn as the US dollar market finally took a breather for the summer after the breakneck pace of issuance for the month so far.
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Public sector borrowers are mainly keeping to the short end of the dollar curve this week, but at least one top tier issuer is understood to be considering a 10 year dollar benchmark in the next few weeks.
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World Bank will find out whether what has been a resilient market for public sector dollar issuance over the summer can support a jumbo trade, after mandating for what will be the first such deal in dollars from an SSA since the spring. Swedish Export Credit Corporation is also out in the currency, going ahead despite some geopolitical and US governmental turmoil over the last few days — and more issuers are lining up to follow.
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The three bookrunners of a $900m-equivalent Hong Kong dollar loan for I Squared Capital’s acquisition of Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) have invited lenders to join the syndicate at a senior level.
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Nederlandse Waterschapsbank on Thursday became the latest issuer to tap into a hot summer market for dollars, increasing a tap from its initial size while printing flat to its curve.
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Equity-linked banker exits Goldman — BAML hires in DCM syndicate — ANZ loses debt director — SMBC adds to loans team — Ex-UBS banker heads to Citic CLSA
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A former FIG syndicate director at Crédit Agricole is understood to have joined Deutsche Bank, following a string of FIG syndicate moves in previous months.
