Crédit Agricole
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French supermarket chain Auchan Holding on Tuesday came to the bond market for the first time since Standard & Poor’s downgraded its ratings from A- to BBB+ in April, but demand for the credit was said to be “bullish”. -
Shares in Amundi, the French asset manager, fell 1% on Monday after its shareholders gave near-unanimous approval at an extraordinary general meeting to its €1.4bn capital increase to partly finance its €3.545bn acquisition of Pioneer Investments from UniCredit.
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The State of North Rhine-Westphalia announced on Monday that it will hold a roadshow for its third sustainability bond.
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A few of Europe's smaller borrowers are trying their luck now that the storm of issuance that thronged markets through most of January has abated.
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This week’s three piece covered bond issue from Crédit Agricole showed considerable demand for long dated covered bonds. Though rates volatility and relative value may have deterred some investors, the high outright yield was simply too attractive for many to ignore.
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A record breaking green bond debut from France rained €7bn of liquidity over an investor base parched of sovereign supply in the format, bringing new promise to the sector. But while other governments will be encouraged into the market, some worry that US president Donald Trump could stunt the market's growth, writes Craig McGlashan.
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Italian infrastructure holding company Atlantia followed on from a Wednesday investor call with a benchmark eight year trade on Thursday.
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Deal after deal has hit screens in euros this week as issuers from all across the public sector spectrum printed in maturities from five to 30 years.
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Renewed appetite in the long end of the curve allowed Crédit Agricole Home Loan SFH to add a rare benchmark 20 year covered bond to an offering of eight and 15 year notes on Wednesday, as the French lender walked away with a healthy €2.5bn of funding.
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VodafoneZiggo obtained the go-ahead from leveraged loan investors on Tuesday to increase the size of its refinancing deal by more than €2bn while cutting margins.
