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◆ Deal starts with 'intentionally' lower new issue concession than peers ◆ Slower book building may influence this week's tier two issuance ◆ Pre-funding ahead of French elections results in desired €750m size
French bank is marketing the only two deals in ABS primary
Revival of high LTV mortgage lending is creating an opportunity for more SRT and deconsolidation transactions
◆ Austrian lender's biggest capital deal for more than five years ◆ Higher yielding offering piques investor interest ◆ Return to subordinated green issuance
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Banco BPM and Abanca made use of favourable issuance conditions this week to beef up their capital buffers. The Italian lender priced the 10 year non-call five deal at a 4.25% coupon and the Spanish issuer priced its 10.5 year non-call 5.5 year bond at 4.625%. -
Generali was the talk of the FIG bond market this week as it became the first west European financial institution to issue a tier two capital note in green bond format. The insurer’s pioneering spirit reaped rewards, with the green element variously estimated to have shorn 5bp-10bp from its cost of funding. That could tempt other firms to issue subordinated green debt. David Freitas reports.
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Abanca Corporación Bancaria returned to the euro bond market on Thursday for its second tier two of the year. The Spanish lender was able to tighten pricing for its €300m deal by 50bp, helped by an order book that was nearly four times subscribed.
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South Korea’s Woori Bank has raised $550m from a Basel III-compliant additional tier one bond sale. Despite the softer market backdrop, the firm pulled off the deal without paying any premium.
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Three borrowers from the Middle East came to market on Tuesday, raising a combined $3.35bn from five tranches across the curve. The deals come on top of a period of heavy supply, including Abu Dhabi’s $10bn triple trancher on Monday.
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Just Group is set to become the third insurance company in a week to buy back some of its subordinated bonds with a view to replacing them with new securities in the market. But CreditSights have cautioned against taking a 'speculative' position in the company's new bonds, which arrived with price thoughts above 8% on Thursday.
