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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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MTN issuers could already be losing funding opportunities as they deal with the impact of changes to the EU Prospectus Directive, writes Craig McGlashan. -
Banks are enjoying another week of solid demand for private placements, with some issuers taking advantage of the private market to print deals even while in blackout, EuroWeek Bank Finance understands.
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Investors snapped up Nordic banks’ private placements this week, even as some issuers tightened levels amid the strong demand. Swedbank, Pohjola Bank, Danske Bank, Nordea and Sparebanken Vest all sold deals in size, flying in the face of the usual August lull in the capital markets.
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Two Turkish banks have been printing private placements as the country’s benchmark spreads have struggled to bounce back while civil unrest continues in the republic. Turkish Vakifbank has printed four private placements in the last fortnight via Citi, while Garanti Bank printed a $7.8m one year zero coupon note via Royal Bank of Scotland at a discount on Tuesday.
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Pohjola Bank has raised €260m with its first private medium term notes in euros since December, finding demand just days after exiting its blackout period.
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Caisse Française de Financement Local, the newly state-backed entity that formerly issued public sector covered bonds as Dexia Municipal Agency, is set to become a regular issuer of privately placed euro medium term notes after printing its debut trade this week, said dealers.
