Danske Bank
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Sweden’s long gestating green bond debut came to fruition this week as the sovereign scooped Skr20bn ($2.3bn) at a discount to its conventional curve. -
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Following a series of investor calls, Sweden has announced the tenor of its debut green bond, which is expected to be issued early next week through syndication.
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FIG bankers say that market conditions are ripe for capital deals, but that issuers are starting to run out of room for more subordinated debt.
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Activity in the financial institutions bond market has picked up this week after a long pause in euro supply. Danske Bank and Belfius Bank were among the names looking to capitalise on the improving market conditions on Wednesday.
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Finland was on track to receive its biggest ever book for a syndication as it came to the market with its third euro benchmark of the year on Wednesday.
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Jakob Groot has left Danske Bank, with Berit Behring taking charge of a newly created division for large corporate and wholesale customers.
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The European Investment Bank re-opened the primary euro public sector bond market with a decent outing in the 10 year part of the curve on Tuesday. Finland is next up, hitting screens for a deal of the same tenor expected on Wednesday.
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One of the more unusual green bonds of 2019, the $125m high yield issue for Teekay Shuttle Tankers, which operates ships serving the offshore oil industry, was tapped on Friday for $75m under the company's new name of Altera Shuttle Tankers.
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Sweden began a series of calls with investors on Wednesday as it prepares to issue its highly anticipated inaugural green bond through syndication later this month.
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Danish banks say they could replace non-preferred senior debt with preferred senior bonds in the second half of 2020, after Denmark’s national supervisor relaxed minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).
