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Thursday’s market was heaving with SSAs printing euro deals, many of them opting for themed deals, some of which are specifically addressing the coronavirus outbreak, with bankers suggesting that these are enjoying the hottest demand. -
CPPIB Capital and L-Bank found strong demand for two year dollar deals on Thursday as central banks seek haven assets with chunky spreads to US Treasuries. For L-Bank, it also brought a sense of redemption after it had to pull a deal two weeks ago in the same currency and maturity following a lack of demand.
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Imperial Tobacco signs new RCF, no plans for drawdown — British Airways stretches dollar revolver maturity — Fiat Chrysler bridge loan in place as HY remains shut — Shell builds cash pile again with $12bn revolver
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KfW made an impressive statement by taking out size with a small new issue premium for a three year euro deal on Wednesday. Bankers say the deal is a sign of concessions reaching a floor following the huge premiums offered since the return of SSAs to the primary market.
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L-Bank mandated banks on Wednesday for a second attempt at a two year dollar benchmark after it had to pull a deal in the same currency and maturity two weeks ago following a lack of demand. This time, it has opted for a more conventional approach of a traditional syndication and will follow a string of well received trades in the short end of the dollar curve.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, March 30. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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Whitbread, the UK hotel and restaurant company behind Premier Inn, has amended a clause in its debt documentation which could have left it liable for technical default. One source said several companies may have to go through a similar amendment process.
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Public bond investors in Europe received on Monday their first new issue from the car industry since the coronavirus crisis went global. The paper was not from an industrial company but Volkswagen Financial Services, its leasing division, which does not rely on VW producing new cars to repay its debt, but rather on customers who are legally obliged to keep paying their leases. The price was wide, but VWFS showed it had market access.
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BMW has raised €200m from a single investor in the Schuldschein market, according to several market sources. Arrangers are talking with Schuldschein investors to gauge appetite for German auto manufacturers as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on corporate earnings.
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Public sector borrowers returned en masse to the primary bond market this week, with many selling new issues with an explicit focus on providing emergency financing in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
