Crédit Agricole
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Europe’s corporate bond investors had the spectrum of credit ratings to pick from on Thursday, from A- rated Volvo Treasury down to German speculative grade fallen angel ZF Friedrichshafen. -
French reinsurer Scor launched a tier two at a negative new issue premium on Thursday, finding plenty of demand after a prolonged absence from the market.
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AIA Group has issued a $1.75bn subordinated bond, which will be the first to qualify as tier two capital under a new regulatory framework in the works in Hong Kong. Alice Huang reports.
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Bevco, an investment holding company (holdco) owned by the Santo Domingo family; French transport infrastructure company Holding d’Infrastructures de Transport and Irish safety conglomerate Johnson Controls drummed up €12.4bn of demand between them on Wednesday, as investors piled into high grade corporates in the primary market.
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Europe’s high grade corporate issuers are increasingly dipping their toes into sustainability bonds, with telecoms company Orange and fashion house Burberry bringing debut deals.
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Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades) made an impressive debut in the social bond market on Wednesday with the biggest ever deal in the format by any issuer, overtaking the previous record set by Unédic earlier in the year.
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Ford, the US car maker, offered investment grade bond investors the chance to dip into high yield on Tuesday, while its rival Nissan Motor is lining up a seven tranche behemoth bond issue that will create a euro curve out to eight years.
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As Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) returned to the sustainability bond market on Tuesday to sell its second bond in the format, fellow French agency Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades) mandated for its own sustainability bond debut.
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All eyes were on Italy in the primary euro public sector bond market on Tuesday as it pipped Spain for the biggest ever order book for a eurozone sovereign syndicated bond in the 20 year part of the curve.
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Commerzbank did not pay a premium to launch its new additional tier one (AT1) this week, as it found strong demand at the long end of the curve. The bank was returning to the market just three months after its last deal in the format.
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French agency Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) hit screens on Monday afternoon with its second ever sustainability bond, following its debut in the format last year.
