SEB top stories

• Mercedes announces first French Silver Arrow auto ABS

  

  Mercedes-Benz has mandated banks led by sole arranger Société Générale for a new Silver Arrow auto ABS, the first in the shelf collateralised by French loans.

  • 19 Oct 2020

• BNPP attracts ‘diverse’ book for green deal

  BNP Paribas made use of a conducive backdrop this week to build a strong orderbook for a new green non-preferred senior deal.

  • 07 Oct 2020

• Bluestep soars with second Swedish success

  By offering a hefty pick-up over national champions, Bluestep Bank, a Swedish non-standard mortgage lender, attracted a hefty order book for the second deal from its newly established covered bond platform this week.

  • 02 Oct 2020

• Europe’s IG bankers stare down barren deal pipeline

  Europe’s high grade primary market chugged on with a handful of trades on Wednesday, but syndicate bankers acknowledge that supply looks to be muted in what should usually be a hectic period.

  • 30 Sep 2020

• Svenska breaks dollar AT1 coupon record

  Svenska Handelsbanken found tight pricing for a dual offering of additional tier one (AT1) notes on Tuesday. It became the first European bank to set a dollar AT1 coupon of less than 4.5% for one of its tranches.

  • 29 Sep 2020

• Experian checks credit as flurry of IG mandates hint at busy week

  Experian Finance, a credit scoring company, was out in the sterling bond market on Monday as a slew of euro corporate bond mandates hit screens. But the flurry is unlikely to lift a lacklustre September and a final quarter issuance window stymied by the US election means that analysts expect euro debt volumes to be almost flat on 2019.

  • 28 Sep 2020

• Avinor has smooth landing with €500m 10 year deal

  Avinor, the Norwegian airport and air navigation services company, found enough demand to cover its €500m no-grow trade by six times on Thursday, with the company's 100% state ownership winning over investors.

  • 24 Sep 2020

• Avinor brings €500m bond to runway

  Avinor, the Norwegian airport and air navigation services operator, has hired banks for a €500m no-grow bond issue, in the latest test of investor appetite for the heavily battered aviation sector.

  • 23 Sep 2020

• Covid-19: SSA response bonds

  Sovereign, supranational and agency bond issuers are mobilising their resources to support the fight against Covid-19. The below table details the bonds they have issued, specifically in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • 22 Sep 2020

• Intrum taps July bond to pay down revolver

  Swedish debt purchaser Intrum sold a tap of its 4.875% 2025 unsecured notes on Wednesday, intending to use the funds to part-pay its revolving credit facility. With a strong backdrop, and plenty of RCF drawings still outstanding, the company increased the deal by €50m during syndication.

  • 17 Sep 2020