Europe

KfW was the only public sector borrower in the primary market on Monday, raising $1bn with a March 2021 intra-day trade which was priced with the same coupon as the World Bank’s 10 year dollar deal earlier this month.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is expected to open order books on Tuesday for a dollar and euro covered bond. Deutsche Kreditbank will follow with its social Pfandbrief on Wednesday. Credit Mutuel Arkea will see investors with plans to issue its first public sector covered bond.

LBBW had enough support from investors to price a new additional tier one (AT1) with hardly any new issue premium on Monday, having been pushed into entering the asset class for the first time as a result of recent changes to the rules on bank capital in Europe.

PPF Arena 1, the Central European telecommunications company, has announced a roadshow this week for a benchmark euro transaction.

Yet another tortuous delay to the UK’s departure from the European Union means yet more angst for the country’s equity capital markets, which have already suffered a slump in deals this year due to the political and economic uncertainty of Brexit.

Berlin Hyp on Monday launched its first preferred senior bond in green format. The German issuer chose a 10 year maturity and quickly attracted orders, supported by an investor community that follows the bank’s frequent green issuance.

Fitch is forecasting a negative outlook for the issuer ratings of some of the largest lenders in the Netherlands, warning that the early introduction of a risk-weight floor for mortgage assets could weigh on the country’s banking sector through additional capital demands.

Yapi Kredi Bank has secured a $950m-equivalent loan, following Akbank, which heralded in the Turkish bank refi season last month. Glass manufacturing company Trakya Cam Sanayii also signed a €200m syndicated loan this month, signalling confidence in the Turkish market, despite what has been a bumpy year in the country's capital markets.

Soha Housing has sold a £40m private placement in a bilateral transaction.

Rusal has signed the first internationally syndicated sustainability-linked loan from Russia. The heavily oversubscribed facility is part of a slowly growing shift towards green financing in Russia, said bankers.

Crédit Agricole is planning to sell its first Panda bond in late November, according to two sources. It will be the maiden renminbi-denominated bond to be sold in China by a French bank and the first syndicated Panda from the European country.

HSBC’s head of UK investment banking has resigned as the bank continues to reshuffle its senior ranks.