SEB top stories

• Nasdaq heads to euros after spinoff announcement

  

  Nasdaq, the US securities trading marketplace, has mandated for an SEC-registered euro benchmark bond, days after the company announced it was spinning off its private market business into a new standalone joint venture.

  • 26 Jul 2021

• High trigger AT1s bumped up to IG following Moody’s change

  A handful of borrowers have found their additional tier one (AT1) paper upgraded into investment grade territory by Moody’s this week, following adjustments in how the agency treats high trigger instruments.

  • 14 Jul 2021

• Teknos paints outside the lines with debut SLL

  Teknos, a Finnish maker of paints and industrial coatings, strayed from the standard playbook when designing the key performance indicators for its first sustainability-linked bank loan, a €140m deal.

  • 05 Jul 2021

• Oriola targets recycling in debut sustainability-linked loan

  Oriola, a Finnish health and wellbeing company, has signed a €140m revolving credit facility, with the company adding sustainability targets to its bank debt for the first time.

  • 29 Jun 2021

• UBS EUR500m 0.01% Jun 26 green senior

  • 24 Jun 2021

• UBS prints tight green debut as UniCredit lines up

  UBS sold its first green bond this week, bringing the deal at the tightest euro senior spread of the year so far. Further labelled issuance is set to follow, with UniCredit preparing a green debut of its own.

  • 24 Jun 2021

• AAK and Hapag-Lloyd sail through ESG loan market

  The ESG loan market has had a busy week, with Swedish ingredients company AAK and German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd agreeing sustainability-linked and green debt.

  • 24 Jun 2021

• SEB SSA DCM head off to New York

  The global head of public sector origination at SEB will be moving to New York in September to lead the bank’s fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) business in the Americas.

  • 24 Jun 2021

• UBS debuts green framework with dual currency salvo

  UBS made its first foray into the green bond market as an issuer on Monday, landing a €500m operating company deal at a level bordering on zero yield, which could embolden other lower spread issuers to follow. The visit to euros was paired with a seven year deal in the Swiss bank’s home market.

  • 22 Jun 2021

• AAK flavours revolver with sustainability metrics

  AAK, an ingredients company in Sweden, has renewed its €400m revolver, adding sustainability-linked metrics to the deal for the first time.

  • 21 Jun 2021