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The auto finance arm of General Motors opted for shorter maturities to try to ensure the success of its first bond sale of 2018 on Monday. But the €1bn dual-tranche deal only received orders of €1.7bn and the lead managers were only able to tighten one of the tranches from initial price thoughts. -
HSBC came to the market on Monday with two tranches of additional tier one (AT1) capital, and announced initial price thoughts with a hefty new issue premium. Spain's Ibercaja Banco also announced a mandate for the instrument in euros.
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It was no surprise to many market participants that Friday saw no new issuance in the corporate bond market after the busiest week of 2018. The conundrum to be solved now though is how the jumbo issuance will affect conditions in potentially the final full week before Easter.
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Rural Electrification Corp ventured out with a 10 year deal on Thursday, despite recent bonds with the same tenor widening by as much 10bp in the aftermarket. But the Indian issuer was vindicated in its choice, with its notes seeing solid secondary performance.
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HDFC Bank sold its debut offshore rupee bond on Thursday, opening an untapped market for Indian banks.
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Guarantors: Kingdom of Belgium (51%), Republic of France (46%) and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (3%)
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Corporate bond issuers who sold their deals earlier the week found execution much easier than those who came later in the week. Strong order books and single digit new issue premiums gave way to premiums of as much as 20bp and one deal having to be downsized.
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UK media company WPP sold a dual tranche bond this week, following its own recent trend for issuing shorter tenors with its most recent euro issues.
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Sanofi, the French pharmaceutical company, this week priced the largest European corporate bond deal of 2018 — an €8bn six-tranche deal. The company used only European banks as global co-ordinators for the sale, as the euro market proved that it is a viable market for jumbo financings.
