Europe
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After a record breaking year for sovereign bond issuance in central and eastern Europe, 2021 could be a different story, thanks to the European Union's vast economic support packages that could reduce the need for many CEE countries to tap international bond markets. -
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A book of more than €55bn for a €10bn bond priced with a new issue premium of 1bp would be a gratifying outcome for any sovereign issuer. But Wednesday's syndication for Spain instead attracted robust criticism over price moves during bookbuilding which derailed what was on course to be the biggest order book in bond market history.
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Barclays has hired Marie Freier as global head of ESG research.
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Tight valuations in euros are making it difficult for banks to impress investors with new senior trades. Issuers may have to pay up or switch focus to other asset classes to make the most of the January market.
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The dollar market has moved from strength to strength this week, with six SSA borrowers benefitting from the superb conditions to slash spreads and offer minimal new issue concessions.
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Digital Colony, which invests in mobile and internet infrastructure, has hired Latifa Tefridj-Gaillard as head of Europe capital formation.
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After a near two year absence, Deutsche Bahn pulled into the Swiss franc market to issue 15 year debt with no new issue premium this week, landing inside its own euro curve.
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Bankers are betting on a strong year for the UK — Europe’s biggest fee pool — but the overlapping concerns of Brexit, Covid-19 and regulation make for an uncertain outlook, writes David Rothnie.
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In a dramatic and unprecedented turn of events on Wednesday, Spain went from being on track to attract the biggest ever order book for a bond issue to losing more than half of its orders, as it slashed the spread of its new 10 year syndicated bond, leaving either a negative or very skinny new issue premium.
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European investors have become a rich source of equity capital for the continent’s consumer facing, fast growing tech firms over the last few years, providing them with an alternative to listing in the US. Now, these fruits are ripening and Europe’s 2021 IPO calendar is set to provide a bumper harvest, writes Sam Kerr.
