Currencies
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The few hybrid deals that have been printed in 2017 have seen overwhelming demand amid the current low rate environment. A €300m deal from German agriculture servicing company BayWa on Wednesday was no different, even if some of the bond’s features were more unusual. -
Italian auto finance bank FCA Bank on Wednesday opted to go for a short maturity for the lowest cost of funding for its latest bond issue. A €800m three year deal achieved just that, pricing with barely any new issue premium.
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On Thursday the European corporate bond markets had two new telecoms deals to consider. In the investment grade sector, unrated French issuer, Iliad, equalled its largest and longest transaction to date. The seven year trade was the shorter deal on offer, with sub-investment grade Telecom Italia opting for a 10 year tenor.
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After three days without a deal, the euro corporate bond market reopened with nearly €2bn of new issuance from three different issuers. The auto finance lender, FCA Bank, issued a three year deal, French electrical equipment manufacturer, Legrand, sold six year bonds, while French toll road operator, Cofiroute offered a 10 year transaction.
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Walt Disney joined the swell of blue chips entering the Maple market, selling C$1.25bn ($1bn) of seven year notes on Tuesday. And, as recent issues from AB InBev, Apple and McDonald's demonstrate, the Maple market is becoming a central pillar of corporate funding diversification.
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Ireland has sold its first negative yielding bond, raising €4bn with a five year. The deal pulled in €10.1bn of orders, despite some trepidation over the developing situation between Catalonia and Spain.
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The buy-side is slowly removing European duration from portfolios in anticipation of the European Central Bank cutting its asset purchase programme, according to an investment director. Meanwhile, new cash flowing into the eurozone periphery is likely to go to Italy over Spain while uncertainty lingers over Catalonia’s future.
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Hong Kong-listed China Tian Lun Gas Holdings has enlisted two lenders to arrange a HK$1.25bn ($160m) five year loan, invitations for which were sent out this week.
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The Walt Disney Company is heading north for Canadian dollars, in its first public foray beyond the dollar market.
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The investment grade corporate bond markets in Europe have stood firm in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday and political uncertainty in Catalonia. German Unity Day led to a third blank day for corporate bonds in Europe, but syndicate managers were comfortable about new issuance conditions for the foreseeable future.
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Ireland returned to screens on Monday, mandating six banks for the sovereign’s first syndication since January. The proceeds from the issue will go to repaying the country’s remaining loans from the International Monetary Fund.
