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◆ French bank secures 'surprising' demand... ◆... giving the option to go big ahead of national budget ◆ Concessions debated, but higher premium and spreads lure buyers
◆ Best window of the week, lead says ◆ Less concession than other recent deals ◆ Danske "pretty much done" for 2026 funding plan
◆ Deal followed HSBC's €3.75bn three part deal... ◆ ... and paid less NIP, tackling shorter end of curve ◆ Book grew after price revision
◆ First euro funding in almost a decade ◆ Part of early refi of its last euro bond ◆ Rarity makes it a trickier sale during heightened market volatility
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BBVA joined a clutch of senior unsecured deals from core European banks on Tuesday to print a well-bid three year, shrugging off deterioration in sentiment towards periphery credits following last week’s Italian election.
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A volley of core European banks hit the senior unsecured market on Tuesday morning. The fallout from last week’s Italian election has reminded investors of the value of lower beta names, while the subsequent quiet period has built up a buyside cash pile strong enough to override the volatility.
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Weaker sentiment stemming from last week’s inconclusive Italian election result kept the senior unsecured market subdued in Europe on Monday. Banks in comfortable funding positions are waiting out the volatility, said FIG bankers, but the longer they do so, the more pressure they may be under later this month.
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Crédit Agricole, ING and Nordea all issued in Swiss francs this week, but with mixed results. Investors flocked to purchase Nordea’s tightly priced paper, but they were wary of ING’s offering.
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Italy’s inconclusive election result this week failed to dampen overall sentiment in the European FIG market. Two issuers decided the sub debt and covered bond markets were open for deals on Thursday, and low beta names are expected to re-open the senior market next week, though they may pay up for the privilege.
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Citi purchased just over $440m of bonds in its senior unsecured buyback, paying the minimum price on three of the bonds being targeted. The bank was able to decline plenty of bonds tendered at higher prices to keep the cost of the exercise down, a person close to the deal told EuroWeek.