Crédit Agricole
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Matej Chytil has left Crédit Agricole’s covered bond trading team to return to National Bank of Slovakia where he used to work.
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The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) priced a five year euro benchmark on Monday, nipping in with a one day execution ahead of a trio of deals scheduled for Tuesday.
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A swirl of allegations surrounding US president Donald Trump this week added a rally in US Treasuries to already tightening dollar swap spread, creating an uncertain environment for public sector issuers considering dollar deals next week.
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Guarantor: Swedish local government members
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The European Financial Stability Facility blindsided investors this week, printing €6bn of 16 year paper despite having completed its second quarter funding requirements, stretching the tolerance of its €10.8bn book in the opinion of some onlookers.
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Suez Environnement, the French water and waste company, launched a €750m capital increase this week, to partly finance its €2.55bn contribution to the takeover of GE Water, in partnership with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
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US cloud and physical data manager Iron Mountain’s €300m deal proved European investors can give US IT company debt a chance despite some troubled recent deals.
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The SSA market has played host to a series of strong deals this week and shows no signs of fatigue, as investors flock to make the most of the glut of supply.
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Korea Water Resources Corp raised $350m on Tuesday, becoming the first corporate in the offshore market after South Korea’s presidential election, issuing just two days after North Korea tested a new missile.
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The European Investment Bank is set to take a novel approach to green bond issuance, after mandating for a dual tranche dollar deal — of which only one leg is a Climate Awareness Bond. Like Kommuninvest, which printed a four year dollar green bond on Tuesday, the supranational may have to contend with volatile dollar swap spreads.
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The European Financial Stability Facility is lining up a 16 year euro benchmark for Wednesday, following a blow-out €7bn 30 year OAT.
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Korea Water Resources Corp as well as developers Sun Hung Kai Properties and Logan Property Holdings launched new dollar deals on Tuesday morning.