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Post-results Scandie credit pipeline builds
A handful of borrowers are circling the Nordic markets with an eye to printing after the end of first quarter results. But the looming blackouts have not deterred every type of credit from tapping the market as a range of corporate, covered bond and financial issuers placed paper this week.
16 Apr 2021 -
Deutsche Telekom dials down under
Deutsche Telekom dialled in to the Aussie dollar market after an almost two year absence this week, extending its curve to 2041.
09 Apr 2021 -
Lancashire Holdings taps sub deal via PP
Lancashire Holdings returned to the market this week to privately tap its inaugural subordinated bond, following the launch of the deal earlier this month.
30 Mar 2021 -
Scandie firms tap MTNs for regulatory debt
Danish firm Nykredit Realkredit tapped the MTN market for non-preferred paper this week ahead of a deadline for regulatory debt buffers next year. Elsewhere, Alandsbanken issued its first additional tier one (AT1) note.
19 Mar 2021 -
European pair pays up with green debuts
Münchener Hypothekenbank (MunHyp) and the Bank of Ireland sold their first euro green bonds on Wednesday, offering up 2bp-3bp of new issue premium to do so.
03 Mar 2021 -
BIL makes Scandie debut as MTN desks chase unusual deals
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) ventured into the Swedish and Norwegian markets for the first time this week. With many of Europe's big banks absent from the MTN market this year, dealers are instead chasing more unusual deals from rarer names.
27 Jan 2021 -
Crédit Agricole goes down under in search of tier two
Crédit Agricole tapped the Australian dollar market for tier two debt this week, following up last Tuesday's public US dollar benchmark with a privately placed trade in a similar tenor.
14 Jan 2021 -
SSAs kick off 2021 MTN market
MTN issuance out of Asia and Sweden provided some of the week’s bright spots in what was otherwise a quiet start to the year. With the public market now in full swing, bankers expect the private placement market to get up to speed in the coming weeks.
08 Jan 2021 -
People moves in brief
Loynes extends syndicate responsibilities at Crédit Agricole — CS's equity sales head to join Citi — Flori starts at CEB funding team
07 Jan 2021 -
Crédit Agricole names new global head of MTNs
Toby Croasdell has been appointed global head of MTNs, private placements and commercial paper at Crédit Agricole, following the promotion of previous head Benjamin Lamberg last month.
06 Jan 2021 -
MTN volumes fall as FIG issuance dries up
The MTN market has had a tough year, as central bank support programmes and rampant public market issuance ate away at the volume done in private markets. Most notable was the 42% decline in bank issuance, which made up the majority of the year’s fall in MTN volume.
22 Dec 2020 -
Credit Suisse issues ESG-linked structured note
Credit Suisse this week launched its inaugural structured note with a green use of proceeds. Interest in ESG-linked issuance is growing, with an increasing number of retail clients looking to invest in the product.
08 Dec 2020 -
Intesa taps MTNs for tier two debt
Intesa Sanpaolo paid a visit to the MTN market this week to print a rare, privately placed tier two deal in euros.
03 Dec 2020 -
MTNs join bank sub-benchmark flurry
Banks were busy issuing sub-benchmark sized deals in the euro public market last week, prompting several issuers to follow suit in the MTN market.
23 Nov 2020 -
Nordic banks to finish 2020 with PPs
Nordic banks are likely to focus on smaller private placements for the rest of the year, with many already having enough liquidity that they do not need to print new benchmarks.
15 Oct 2020
