Crédit Agricole
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Repsol, the Spanish petrochemicals company, made its first foray into sustainability-linked bonds on Tuesday, though some of the power was taken out of the deal by investors judging the level too tight for a triple-B rated issuer. -
The European Union kept the strong momentum going for its second Next Generation EU (NGEU) transaction on Tuesday, although it did surprise some market participants by limiting the size of the dual tranche sale from the outset.
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Acciona Energia, the Spanish renewable energy company, is due to price its IPO at €26.73 a share, the bottom of the initial range, having closed order books on Tuesday afternoon, according to sources close to the transaction.
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Crédit Agricole announced plans on Tuesday to market its first covered bond from its social framework in what will be a rare maturity. At the same time leads on Credito Emiliano's proposed covered bond opted to wait until the European Union prices its deal is priced before launching.
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The EU on Monday announced the mandate for its second jumbo Next Generation EU deal, which includes four banks who were suspended for the first transaction for violating antitrust rules.
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Groupama announced on Monday plans to sell the first tier three note with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) label, with bankers confident that the pick-up to non-preferred paper will entice green funds into the deal.
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UniCredit was able to stack up more than €3.25bn of demand behind its inaugural green bond on Monday, landing the note 10bp through its conventional curve.
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Europe’s high grade corporate bond market had a patchy week of issuance, with borrowers dancing around the overhang from the US Federal Reserve meeting and Thursday’s Bank of England equivalent.
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The Republic of Slovenia debuted in the sustainable bond market this week when it sold its third debt offering of the year. It is only a matter of time, bankers said, before sovereigns across central and eastern Europe embrace the ESG debt markets.
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Spain raised €8bn this week with its fourth syndication of the year, demonstrating that in spite of the Next Generation EU’s €20bn debut last week, the euro market still has plenty of depth. Concerns about hedge funds placing enormous orders are starting to recede, said bankers on the deal.
