Intesa Sanpaolo
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Italy replaced €3.8bn of a short dated BTP Italia with longer dated conventional BTPs on Thursday, but against a backdrop where its bond yields were once again on an upward trajectory. -
Italy will give investors the chance to swap out of its earliest maturing BTP Italia for longer dated nominal bonds on Thursday as it attempts to reduce the size of the €20.5bn issue. The deal comes amid a calmer backdrop for BTP yields than over the last few months — a factor that helped determine the timing of the exchange, said one of the leads.
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Italy’s announcement that it plans to overshoot the European Commission’s budget deficit limit has spooked markets at a crucial time for the country’s banks.
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Signs emerged in the SSA market this week that not all SRI bonds are equally worthwhile as far as investors are concerned, particularly when market conditions are not ideal. A series of bonds with a green label went through with little difficulty but a pair of social bonds were undersubscribed. Craig McGlashan reports.
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Cassa Depositi e Prestiti on Tuesday brought the first syndicated SSA supply from Italy since a large sell-off in BTPs began in May — and investors appeared happy with the risk, allowing tightened pricing and a well-oversubscribed book. The sustainability bond came amid a flurry of SRI deals.
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Italian multi-utility Iren highlighted the improving sentiment around Italian corporate bond issuers when it priced a €500m seven year green bond 15bp tighter than where similarly rated peer 2i Rete had printed a non-green deal the previous week.
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Intesa Sanpaolo issued a €1bn senior bond on Thursday as it looked to get ahead of other banks, while its main competitor, UniCredit, considers doing more this year.
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On Thursday Intesa Sanpaolo become the first Italian bank to issue an unsecured bond since April, but it paid up to do so. It has led the way for the country’s banks in terms of issuance this year, having already printed both the first unsecured bond and the first covered bond since the general election.
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Italian companies are enjoying some time in the loan market sun this week, with facilities for Amplifon, Tecnimont and Tages Helios finding solid support from lenders.
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Italy’s Tecnimont has agreed a new syndicated loan package totaling €285m from its domestic banking group, with the engineering contractor cutting 25bp off its debt costs.
