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Volkswagen, the German car company, has waited a long time before issuing any euro bonds from its industrial arm since the Covid-19 crisis began, but on Wednesday it broke its silence — and surprisingly, with a hybrid deal. VW has gone beyond refinancing an old hybrid and added ballast to its balance sheet, helping its ratings, which are on negative outlooks. -
After three eurozone sovereigns hit the primary market on Tuesday, more supply will follow on Wednesday with Germany setting its sights on its second syndicated transaction after returning to the format in May, helping it deal with a much bigger funding programme in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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There were no issues of competing supply on Tuesday as three eurozone sovereigns amassed big order books, buoyed by last week’s expansion of the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp).
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Egypt’s debut green bond, which had been expected to come to market in the first half of the year, is on hold, according to sources. But although the coronavirus pandemic has impacted issuance for issuers such as Egypt, the green bond market is far from dead.
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The corporate bond market made a promising start to the week with oil company OMV’s dual tranche bonds and Deutsche Börse’s hybrid trade commanding sizeable books and big price moves, which bodes well for the spate of mandates that have landed on investors’ screens.
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Hella, the German car parts maker, has signed a €500m syndicated revolving credit facility, as lenders highlight the sector as one of the most likely to feel long-term economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Greece and Ireland are set to test the primary bond market this week, returning to one buoyed by a fresh injection of confidence after the European Central Bank expanded its Pndemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp) last week.
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ABN Amro and Commerzbank have proven that the additional tier one (AT1) market is wide open for business, after they clocked up more than €17bn of combined demand for their two new deals on Monday.
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Zhenro Properties Group and Seazen Group took advantage of a lack of high yield dollar bond supply in Asia to raise $600m between them on Thursday.
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Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Deutsche Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group this week sourced environmental, social and governance senior funding in euros, amid a shortage of supply in the format.
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A trio of double-A rated SSA names from South Korea, Central America and France tapped the Swiss franc market this week, raising a combined Sfr550m ($575.8m) and paving the way for other similar issuers to follow.
