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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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FIG bankers fear the conditions in the European senior unsecured market are now badly mismatched with the issuers in its pipeline, as a volatile week for bank debt is set to be capped off with employment data from the US on Friday.
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The European Central Bank is expected to leave interest rates on hold at its policy meeting on Thursday but the market is desperate for any indication from president Mario Draghi that he is keeping monetary easing options open.
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MetLife sold its first Swiss franc bond since 2006 on Tuesday, opting for a seven year note. The issuer also tapped the Canadian dollar market on the same day, selling a Maple bond in the same maturity.
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ALD International, a vehicle leasing company owned by Société Générale, found stronger international demand than some in the market had expected for its first senior unsecured transaction on Tuesday, with 56% of the deal being placed outside France.
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Crédit Agricole has become the latest household European name to look to the Samurai market, drawn by more competitive yen funding levels stemming from the Bank of Japan’s quantitative easing programme.
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FIG bankers fear the senior unsecured pipeline is full of names that will no longer find it easy to bring deals, having mandated before the market began to soften.