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Conducive credit markets and tight spreads to lure issuers as risks loom on the horizon
Yankee deals range from subordinated debt debuts to super long senior extensions
◆ Steady demand thanks to improved investor perception ◆ Deal pays high single digit premium... ◆ ... but becomes issuer's tightest unsecured issue for many years
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Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
Observers blame slower bookbuilding on deal-specific factors but others see warning shots for whole market
Covered market provides 'the deepest pocket of demand' among FIG asset classes
Capital deals and a tight Nordic senior print point to what lies ahead for issuers
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Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale (Helaba) and Bawag enjoyed heavy demand for their covered bonds, issued on Wednesday, amid growing concern that January’s usual supply surge is about to come to an abrupt end. -
Demand for senior trades from Commerzbank and Raiffeisen Bank International this week reflected a softness in secondary performance, as well as a slowdown in the primary market as European banks enter blackout season.
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Commerzbank was able to attract "very high quality books" for its issue of non-preferred senior euro and sterling bonds on Wednesday.
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The UK’s bank regulator, once one of the world’s toughest, has eased some of its conditions around the synthetic risk transfer market, allowing the UK’s biggest lenders to sell balance sheet CLOs on similar terms to their European Central Bank-regulated peers.
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Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena was more than two times subscribed for a €400m tier two on Wednesday, as the state-backed Italian lender used strong market conditions to finally complete the last leg of its capital raising plan.
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Covered bond investors are increasingly confident about taking on duration and credit risk as yields are set to be stable and spreads should remain well supported, an asset manager told GlobalCapital on Wednesday.
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