Europe
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Delight spread through Europe's high yield market on Thursday afternoon, as LeasePlan, the Dutch car finance bank that had ignominiously pulled a €1.55bn LBO financing in February, succeeded in pricing the deal on its second attempt, writes Victor Jimenez. -
After a string of strong syndications and auctions from the eurozone periphery during the last seven days, issuers from the region could be set to enjoy even lower yields thanks to the latest monetary stimulus package from the European Central Bank.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten brought a 10 year dollar benchmark this week that sparked much debate about whether other issuers would be able to follow in the tenor. Although with a flurry of other trades this week, it is clear that other options are available once next week’s US Federal Reserve meeting is held.
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“I’m not going to let that stand,” said Bank of England governor Mark Carney, calmly.
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After over a month with no Obligations Foncières supply, Caisse Française de Financement Local (Caffil) and Compagnie de Financement Foncier (CFF) returned to the primary covered bond market on Monday.
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Humana, the care provider, announced on Thursday its intention to float in Stockholm later this month. It is the second Swedish company to launch an initial public offering in the past week.
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BBVA priced a well oversubscribed €1.25bn seven year with barely any new issue concession and a long way through the Kingdom of Spain’s spread.
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CEE sovereigns rallied on Thursday in response to Mario Draghi’s plans to extend quantitative easing. But while some emerging markets bankers were hitting the phones to line up trades next week, others were less convinced that the news would have any impact on issuance.
