Danske Bank

Five issuers from core Europe priced covered bonds this week but the standout success, which could have been priced without the European Central Bank’s help, was the first Austrian deal of the year from Erste Bank.

Daimler Canada Finance, a subsidiary of Daimler, made a rare outing in Norwegian kroner on Wednesday, printing a five year bond.

Pohjola Bank and NordLB paid slim new issue concessions for five year senior debt on Wednesday, but market participants pointed to the dangers of pushing spreads in too tightly.

Swedish telecommunications company Tele2 has retained all of the original lenders as it refinances a €800m revolving credit facility.

The Spanish treasury has named Danske Bank as a primary dealer for its government debt from January 1.

Finnish Stainless steel producer Outokumpu reduced the size of its revolving credit facility and pushed out maturities on other existing loan agreements as part of a wider deleveraging effort.

Finnish retail and property company Stockmann issued an €85m hybrid bond on Thursday, after announcing the deal on Tuesday.

Finnish retail and property company Stockmann has issued an €85m hybrid capital bond, after announcing the deal on Tuesday.

Stockmann, the Finnish retail and property company, is considering a hybrid bond issue, but otherwise the corporate bond market is decidedly quiet.

General Electric has terminated an agreement to sell its appliance business to Swedish household appliance producer Electrolux, toasting bankers' plans to provide bridge financing.

ISS Global, the Danish cleaning and facility services company, on Monday raised a €500m no-grow bond, its second since winning investment grade status last year.

The head of corporate bond syndicate at Danske Bank has left the bank to work at an investment firm.