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Unédic came to the market for its third social bond on Thursday after making its debut in the format less than two months ago. The deal extends the French agency’s social curve out to 15 years and completes its €10bn explicitly guaranteed funding allowance for 2020.
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Insurance companies saw a favourable window of opportunity this week to sell subordinated debt. Assicurazioni Generali, Crédit Agricole Assurances and CCR Re benefited from the supportive backdrop to raise tier two bonds.
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France hit screens with a 15 year inflation-linked bond on Wednesday, raising €3bn with its first syndicated linker since 2018, capitalising on growing demand for inflation-linked products.
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CCR Re, the French reinsurer, debuted in the bond market with a tier two on Wednesday, executing a strong transaction on the back of intensive investor engagement combined with favourable market conditions.
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Central and Eastern European commercial real estate operator NEPI Rockcastle issued a green bond on Tuesday, attracting new investors to its debt.
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Delivery Hero, the German online food ordering marketplace, has returned to the equity-linked market six months after its debut to issue a jumbo €1.5bn dual-tranche convertible bond to fund M&A opportunities.
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Greentown China Holdings netted $300m from a bond on Tuesday to pay off notes that are due this year.
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International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), a Philippine port company, made a quick return to the debt market on Tuesday, selling a $300m perpetual bond just weeks after securing a $400m trade.
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Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co priced a $800m dual-tranche deal on Tuesday. While it initially wanted to sell just a floating rate note, it added a fixed rate portion too due to investor interest.
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The European Financial Stability Facility kicked off its third quarter funding in style as it raised 80% of its borrowing needs for the quarter flat to its sister issuer’s curve. Elsewhere in the euro market on Tuesday, Cyprus saw decent demand as it tapped its 2024s and 2040s.
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France hit screens on Tuesday to announce a new long-dated inflation-linked benchmark at a time when market participants are bracing for the return of inflation due to the vast amount of monetary stimulus and spending by governments in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Crédit Agricole Assurances (CAA) added to the subordinated deal flow in the FIG bond market on Tuesday by launching a tier two bond. The French insurer benefitted from the rarity of its appearances in primary markets, and the large deal size meant that although the issuer paid some premium, it "did not leave much value on the table", according to a lead manager.