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NRW.Bank announced on Wednesday that it will go on the road at the end of August to market its fifth green bond.

The ECB stimulus has likely contributed to a flow of borrowers and buyers entering the Schuldschein market, as downward pressure on spreads has forced lenders to look further for yield. But with talk of ECB tapering, some fear that the international investors who drove up volumes will return to more traditional stomping grounds. But these investors will be more faithful than it might seem.

After Monday’s British flavour to corporate bond issuance, German property company, Grand City Properties, and French food services company, Sodexo, brought deals to the market on Tuesday. Grand City printed a €600m nine year new issue and Sodexo tapped its €600m 0.75% April 2027 deal for €200m.

FMS Wertmanagement nipped into a quiet dollar market on Tuesday, pricing a five year global benchmark flat to its curve after taking the unusual step of jumping 2bp from opening guidance in one step.

Oil and gas company MOL became the first Hungarian issuer to raise funds in the Schuldschein market, in a sign that more lenders, given the right credit, are prepared to be tempted eastwards.

FMS Wertmanagement came shooting out the blocks on Monday with an early mandate for a global benchmark. The issuer has opted for a five year, with banks on the trade citing strong investor appetite for dollar paper at that point of the curve.

Mizuho Securities said on Monday that it plans to establish a new subsidiary in Frankfurt to carry on EU securities business following the UK's departure from the bloc.

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Public sector issuers are enjoying a rare time in dollars, with a lack of supply and strong demand allowing tightly priced short end deals — leading one syndicate official to respond to a question on pricing concessions with: “New issue what?” But hopes of longer end issuance appear dashed as US yields fall as quickly as expectations that US president Donald Trump will deliver on his pro-growth policies.

ADO Properties made its debut in the corporate bond market on Thursday, following a roadshow earlier in the week. The €400m seven year deal provided further supply for investors keen to buy higher yielding triple-B rated credits, but the supply line is fading into the summer sun faster than the demand.

The Sfr2.3bn IPO of Landis & Gyr, the Swiss maker of energy meters, has been priced above the middle of its initial range at Sfr78, valuing the business at 10 times its 2018 forecast Ebitda.

ADO Properties made its debut in the corporate bond market on Thursday, following a roadshow earlier in the week. The €400m seven year deal provided further supply for investors keen to buy higher yielding triple-B rated credits, but the supply is drying up in the summer heat faster than the demand.