Danske Bank
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On Monday, Statnett, the Norwegian state electricity grid company, mandated banks for its debut benchmark bond issue in euros. This followed German power utility RWE announcing the results of its recent tender offer on Friday.
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Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish developer of the Angry Birds mobile game, has had a bumpy start to its stockmarket life, as the initial pop in its share price fizzled out on Friday afternoon and the stock fell on Monday to 2.9% below its IPO price.
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Three sub-investment grade borrowers printed deals in the high yield corporate bond market on Thursday using different tenors to raise a combined €1.06bn.
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Aside from the leveraged deals for Stada and Miller Homes, three sub-investment grade borrowers printed deals in the high yield corporate bond market on Thursday. The three issuers all used different tenors to raise a combined €1.06bn.
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On Thursday RCI Banque, the financing arm of Renault, brought the corporate bond deal count to 10 for the week, but was the only benchmark issuer in the market on the day. Danish logistics company DSV debuted in euros with a sub-benchmark deal.
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Europe’s IPO market gained two more deals of very different flavours on Tuesday when Rovio, the Finnish developer of the Angry Birds mobile phone game, and Charter Court Financial Services, the UK specialist mortgage lender, both filed intention to float documents.
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Europe’s equity block trade market made an impeccable start to its autumn season on Wednesday night, when two repeat sellers brought trades in familiar, recently floated stocks, and both found strong demand.
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Goldman Sachs is soon to close a block trade of its Dong Energy shares, its third sale since the IPO, with price guidance standing at Dkr320 to Dkr322 a share.
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A pair of issuers sold high quality euro deals into an eager market on Wednesday, drawing praise from onlookers for impressive books.
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The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) picked up €2bn with a 23 year bond on Tuesday, paving the way for other top-flight borrowers to bring their own euro deals.