France
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The French region mandated banks on Friday for its first green and social bond, which has been targeted for the long end of euro curve. -
French polling and market research firm Ipsos issued its first public corporate bond on Friday, following an investor update, but the responses the company received on the call were inconclusive.
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After a stellar public sector euro market in 2018, there were signs on several deals this week that demand has waned.
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French asset manager Axiom Alternative Investments has hired Laurent Henrio, the former global head of credit trading activities at Société Générale, to run a new fund buying illiquid credit exposures in banks’ trading books.
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French building materials producer Saint Gobain received overwhelming demand for its second benchmark issuance of 2018. A combined order book of €7bn meant the issuer could have sold a much larger deal than the €1bn size limit it imposed on itself.
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France’s Nexity has signed a €2.3bn corporate credit facility, with the real estate developer refinancing early and ramping up the size of its bank line to finance its growth strategy.
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Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations drew healthy demand on Tuesday as it tapped what bankers are calling the "sweet spot" for euro issuance.
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Agence Française de Développement was comfortably oversubscribed and able to pull in pricing by a basis point from guidance with a climate bond issue on Monday.
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Public sector euro benchmark supply is set to restart after a lull last week, with a eurozone sovereign and a French agency hitting screens on Monday for pricing on Tuesday.
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French electrical utility Engie found success with a benchmark dual tranche issue of corporate bonds on its third visit to the euro bond market in 2018. The company opted for no-grows with both tranches, which served to increase demand markedly compared with its previous deal.
