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China’s Tianjin Rail Transit Group Co (TRT) and Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group Co both dipped into the euro market on Tuesday, with the former printing a green bond. -
Spanish telecoms company Telefonica has announced the sale of its latest hybrid new issues while also tendering for several of its outstanding hybrids. After over a month since the last benchmark euro hybrid issue, investors contributed to a large order book.
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After a reasonable wait, investors are starting to see the more frequent investment grade corporate bond issuers return to the market. On Tuesday, French materials company Saint-Gobain and French telecoms operator Orange sold benchmark deals and UK media company WPP sold a dual-tranche issue.
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Two new high yield deals were announced on Monday with two day roadshows and seven year non-call three year structures that were expected to be priced later in the week. Oil exploration company Tullow Oil will offer a dollar deal while German packaging company ProGroup will sell a euro one.
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After five years away from the market, Dutch supermarket operator Ahold Delhaize is set to become a frequent issuer as it sold a dual-tranche deal on Monday, six months after its return to the market. American Honda is not quite a frequent issuer, but its new five year deal on Monday took its total outstanding deals in euros to five.
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French car manufacturer Peugeot has been on a ratings rollercoaster in the last 10 years. On Friday, now back to the highest sub-investment grade ratings, the company sold its third seven year deal in three years.
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The low rates in Europe are making the euro high yield market an attractive option for US issuers like Belden, a St Louis-based manufacturer of telecoms equipment, which is launching a new euro bond to buy back old deals in euros and dollars. More US issuers are coming to euros, say bankers and investors.
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The German State of North-Rhine Westphalia came to market this week with its fourth sustainability bond. The bond is the issuer’s largest ever, narrowly outstripping several €2bn bonds at €2.025bn.
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Guarantor: All Danish municipalities and regions
