Finland
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Ålandsbanken, a small bank headquartered in the Åland Islands, an autonomous region in Finland, is seeking to launch its first public sale of a senior bond as part of a drive towards meeting its minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL). -
Investors have squeezed better terms out of Mehiläinen, the Finnish healthcare group seeking a €1bn loan to finance its acquisition by CVC.
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Voters rewarded a five year dollar print from Finnvera — the first in that tenor from a European SSA since March — with strong scores across the board.
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Municipality Finance grabbed the opportunity of being the only SSA dollar issuer this week to bring a very strong trade, paving the way for other borrowers to tap the currency.
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With much of the great and good of the public sector markets busy at the Euromoney Global Borrowers and Bond Investors Forum in London (see page 6 for full coverage), deals were thin on the ground this week. But one Nordic agency was able to build its largest ever order book in dollars and, with conditions looking strong, both that currency and euros are likely to be packed next week, said bankers.
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Finnvera has become the first European SSA borrower to print a five year dollar benchmark since early March, picking up $1bn with a Reg S/144A benchmark.
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Finnvera is set to bring a deal in what has become a rare tenor in dollars, after mandating banks on Tuesday for a five year Reg S/144A benchmark.
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The Helsinki listing of Finnish property firm Kojamo was priced on Thursday and rose in trading on Friday morning, continuing the good run for Europe’s IPO market.
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KommuneKredit will hit the road next week to talk up a new green bond, while a fellow Nordic issuer is looking to enter the social bond market — although not for some time yet.
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KommuneKredit will hit the road next week to talk up a new green bond, while a fellow Nordic issuer is looking to enter the social bond market — although not for some time yet.
