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• Harley stalls but dollar market primed for supply glut

  

  Harley Davidson made heavy weather of strong US bond market conditions on Thursday after a dovish Fed and a month-long rally in spreads appeared to set the dollar market up for a strong run of issuance in February.

  • 31 Jan 2019

• AB Inbev $15.5bn whopper ends dry January

  There has been precious little cheer in the dollar market but Anheuser Busch Inbev (AB InBev) provided some on Thursday when it printed the biggest corporate investment grade trade since October amid signs of improving sentiment.

  • 10 Jan 2019

• BT leads charge as borrowers tough it out

  Four borrowers piled into the dollar bond market on Thursday, adding to one of the busiest weeks of the year despite tough market conditions. UK telecoms company BT led the charge with a $1.35bn two-part deal.

  • 29 Nov 2018

• Volkswagen leads borrowing blitz in US after mid-terms

  Volkswagen printed the biggest trade in its history as high-grade corporate borrowers blitzed the dollar market in response to the results of the US mid-term elections.

  • 08 Nov 2018

• Summer exodus kills dollar supply

  The US corporate bond market slowed to a trickle this week with just a handful of smaller deals as desks thinned out ahead of the Labor Day holiday.

  • 23 Aug 2018

• Vodafone dials up $11.5bn record issuance

  Vodafone was welcomed with open arms in the US as it printed the biggest dollar bond in its history, executing a quick fire acquisition financing.

  • 24 May 2018

• LKQ adds reverse Yankee to record high yield LBO bond issuance

  Funding for leveraged buyouts in the European primary high yield market gained further share of overall issuance this week, as specialty car parts maker LKQ of Chicago sold a €1bn bond for its acquisition of German peer Stahlgruber.

  • 19 Mar 2018

• Debut IG issuers jump in as dollar tone improves

  Two companies made their investment grade bow on Thursday as an improvement in sentiment encouraged borrowers to capitalise on decent conditions and wrap up funding in the final weeks of the year.

  • 16 Nov 2017

• Dollar issuers leave investors wanting more

  Dollar borrowers failed to take advantage of pent-up demand and tightening spreads as US corporate bond supply recorded a lacklustre end to the month.

  • 28 Sep 2017

• Variety is the spice of life as dollar deals deals keep coming

  The US investment grade corporate bond enjoyed a huge week of issuance as nine borrowers printed deals on Monday before British American Tobacco delivered $17.25bn on its own on Tuesday and plenty more came on Wednesday and Thursday. Bankers predict another heavy week to follow before supply slows for the traditional summer break.

  • 10 Aug 2017