DZ Bank
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FIG borrowers may be well funded, but rates are low and market conditions are good enough to support opportunistic issuance — as was shown this week by a slate of deals across the capital structure. Given a volatile end to 2020 is likely, issuers will need to stay alert and take advantage of funding windows as they arise, write Frank Jackman and Bill Thornhill. -
Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW), the Germany electricity company, opened books on its €500m no-grow 10 year on Monday, almost a week after the issuer started marketing the trade, which it took as an opportunity to update investors on its sustainability ambitions.
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KfW mandated banks for a seven year euro benchmark on Monday, a deal which was already expected to arrive this week and could well be the German agency’s final public deal in the currency this year.
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Munich Airport has launched a Schuldschein with an initial target of €200m, the first airport to enter the market since a flurry of deals in March as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe.
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The European Financial Stability Facility mandated banks on Monday to lead a euro dual tranche transaction in what could be the issuer’s first and final outing of the fourth quarter.
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Aareal Bank sold the first bank bond in euros for a week on Wednesday, offering encouragement to other issuers who have remained stuck in the pipeline.
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Guarantor: Federal Republic of Germany
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Rentenbank made an impressive entry to the green benchmark bond market this week with its biggest ever order book in euros by overall size and number of accounts. Head of funding Leopold Olma, who has spent 20 years with the German development agency’s funding team, called it the “ultimate transaction”.
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Rentenbank impressed SSA bankers on Tuesday as rolled out its debut benchmark green bond. The deal is expected to pay no new issue premium at the final spread.
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Rentenbank is moving forward with its plans to issue a debut euro green benchmark bond following a series of investor meetings over the past few weeks.
