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◆ First Hong Kong dollar public bond from an international bank ◆ Broader investor access and larger size than PPs customary in the market ◆ Provides attractive funding
Seasonal slowdown sees demand cluster in one to six year vanilla private placements
◆ First offshore deal in sterling since PRA debacle in April ◆ Canadian undersupply driving demand ◆ Euro still better despite the UK Treasury's equivalence plans
First international bank tier two in Hong Kong dollars since NAB’s club placement in 2023
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Although the public covered bond market was quiet over the second half of this week, several issuers have been busy working on private placements in the year so far. These deals have been driven by reverse enquiry from insurance firms looking for safe, ultra-long dated investments that meet return targets. -
A busier public bond market has caught the attention of MTN dealers, particularly as new issue premiums appear to be rising — which might lead to more inquiry for private debt.
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Santander has picked up an ex-Deutsche Bank private debt banker for its MTN syndicate desk.
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Harman Dhami has joined Rabobank as head of DCM syndicate, succeeding Paul Vanner, who, after a sabbatical, will return to Rabo to further develop the bank's MTN platform.
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UniCredit found a single investor willing to buy $3bn of its non-preferred senior notes at a coupon rate of 7.83% this week, as the bank pulled out all the stops in an effort to comply with its interim target for total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC).
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MTN dealers are “hopeful rather than optimistic” that in January issuers will avoid what they said had been a trend in 2018 of waiting for market conditions to improve before bringing deals, then shelving trades as conditions worsen.
