Svenska Handelsbanken top stories

• Swedish krona issuers look to beat midsummer close

  

  An infrequent Swedish corporate issuer, a Nordic bank, and a German car manufacturer all placed floaters larger than Skr1bn ($106m) in the last week. Swedish krona bonds have been popular with both public and private issuers in recent weeks, as both issuers and investors rush to get business done before the traditional midsummer market closure.

  • 11 Jun 2019

• Four banks lap up demand for defensive deals

  Oberbank sold a senior bond in euros on Wednesday, following in the footsteps of NatWest Markets, Luminor Bank and Svenska Handelsbanken, which on Tuesday also issued senior deals. NatWest attracted the largest order book for its floating rate notes.

  • 11 Jun 2019

• Gothenburg back with second public deal of 2019

  The Swedish city of Gothenburg returned to the bond market for its second public deal of the year this week. Swedish krona bonds have proven popular in recent weeks, as both domestic and European issuers have placed deals in the currency.

  • 05 Jun 2019

• European banks hop into Kangaroos

  Barclays plans to follow Crédit Agricole and Handelsbanken into the Kangaroo bond market. The UK lender mandated leads for a deal on Wednesday after the other two banks brought deals on Tuesday.

  • 23 May 2019

• Dometic uses empty market to price bond near fair value

  Dometic Group, the Swedish company that makes appliances for mobile homes, started the week by launching a €250m seven year high yield bond that was tightly priced, perhaps partly because the credit market was otherwise fairly quiet.

  • 29 Apr 2019

• Svenska sails close to covereds with tight sterling senior

  Svenska Handelsbanken was well received for a new senior unsecured transaction in the sterling market on Thursday, despite having pushed the spread towards a level that some investors might be able to pick up from a covered bond.

  • 25 Apr 2019

• AfDB opens up Nokkie social market

  The African Development Bank’s inaugural Norwegian krone bond, the first ever social bond in the Norwegian market, could pave the way for further social issuance in the sector.

  • 09 Apr 2019

• KfW prints first Swedish note of 2019

  A reverse enquiry was the catalyst behind KfW’s decision to print its first Swedish krona note of the year on Wednesday — one of the largest krona deals issued by the German agency.

  • 04 Apr 2019

• Sub-sovereigns print private Scandie notes

  An attractive Scandinavian market led two European sub-sovereigns to print private notes this week.

  • 04 Apr 2019

• Stockholm places largest private deal since 2012

  A strong Swedish market led the City of Stockholm to place its first private trade of the year on Monday. The Skr2.5bn ($268.4m) note was its largest non-syndicated issue since 2012.

  • 02 Apr 2019