HSBC
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Currency markets helped revenues in HSBC’s global banking and markets division in the first quarter. But along with the rest of the group, it had to take big losses for credit exposures thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. -
Marks & Spencer, the UK retailer, has negotiated with its lenders to relax the covenant testing on its £1.1bn revolving credit facility, as it tries to mitigate the effects of a pandemic that has sent its ratings crashing into junk territory.
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Diageo, the UK distiller, visited the booming dollar bond market for $2.5bn on Monday, as Europe’s syndicate bankers say they are getting more requests from companies to print debt on the other side of the Atlantic.
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Last week, IDB Invest raised $1bn with its largest deal ever, a $1bn two year fixed rate bond. Although the proceeds of the bond will not be segregated from its regular funding, the issuer is adding a “Covid-19 lens” to the framework used to assess its development effectiveness.
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US companies Amphenol Technologies and Air Products and Chemicals have mandated banks for euro bond issues, as bankers expect Reverse Yankee issuance to rise after a spell of record-breaking volume in the dollar market.
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The coronavirus pandemic is shaking up the competitive landscape in capital markets, as some firms find it harder to commit to deals — but there are winners, too, and one of the most notable cases is BNP Paribas’s presence in the syndicated loan market.
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Legal & General and Phoenix Group Holdings have lifted the lid on subordinated bond supply in the sterling market this week, with spreads having drawn tighter despite uncertainty about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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A slide in euro and dollar MTN volumes has given Scandinavian banks the chance to propel themselves up the MTN leader board.
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PSA International, a Singaporean port operator, raised $650m from a 10 year bond that appealed to investors because of its strong credentials.
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Kookmin Bank has become the first issuer from South Korea to sell an international public bond to combat the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. While virus-response deals are still just a tiny part of Asia’s debt market, bankers say it is set to grow.
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