Nordea top stories

• Hybrids and crossover names fill market as investors hunt yield

  

  Hybrids and crossover rated corporate bond issuers hit screens this week, as the thirst for yield returned to the European market.

  • 17 Jun 2021

• Heimstaden Bostad takes advantage of yield thirst with hybrid

  Heimstaden Bostad, the Swedish housing company, had a trickier time in the market with its hybrid capital issue on Thursday than Poste Italiane had a day earlier, suggesting that there is still some sectoral sensitivity among yield-hungry corporate bond buyers.

  • 17 Jun 2021

• Sweden establishes 50 year krona reference point

  Sweden became the latest European sovereign to access the ultra-long end of the curve this week as it launched its first 50 year bond, opening up the long end of the krona curve for other highly rated names.

  • 17 Jun 2021

• Dometic Group raises Skr3.35bn for M&A opportunities

  Dometic Group, the Swedish maker of appliances for boats and camper vans, has successfully completed a Skr3.35bn (€331m) M&A financing.

  • 02 Jun 2021

• Euro IG corporate market flashes green

  ESG trades were again the dominant format in Europe’s high grade corporate bond market on Thursday, with railway product maker Wabtec Transport and property developer Citycon printing green debt.

  • 27 May 2021

• Nordic Capital latest PE to sign ESG debt

  Nordic Capital, the Swedish private equity firm, has signed a sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, as ESG finance continues to make inroads into private equity.

  • 27 May 2021

• Sampo continues Nordea exit with €1.37bn selldown

  Finnish financial services group Sampo has offloaded €1.37bn of shares in Nordea, the largest bank in the Nordic region, as part of its planned exit from the group.

  • 26 May 2021

• UBS targets popular short end in dollars

  UBS was set to issue three tranches of dollar debt through its operating company on Monday, as it sought to tap into a strong pool of demand for short-dated bank issuance.

  • 24 May 2021

• Finland EUR3bn 0.125% Sep 31

  • 20 May 2021

• Dollar FIG market froths despite taper talk

  Large European banks shifted their funding focus to the dollar market this week, printing stunning deals as the euro market showed it was more sensitive to signs of tighter monetary policy. Tyler Davies reports.

  • 20 May 2021