Issue 1725

Cover Stories

Rates volatility brings mixed fortunes to FIG bond market

UK gas companies face hostile capital markets as prices climb

Concerns mount over smaller greeniums as EU kick-starts super-sized green issuance

La Banque Postale to quit oil and gas, turning up heat on others

Tapering fears and inflation destroy bull market for growth co equity issuance

Leader

Corporate bonds: go with the outflow

Taper tantrum II: just when you thought it was safe

Public Sector

KommuneKredit and Rentenbank bring green debuts

World Bank scores with 25 year euro trade as investors lap up extra yield

NIB finishes 2021 funding with green Scandi dual trancher

KfW shatters dollar green bond record

Bond Comments

EU EUR12bn 0.4% Feb 37 green bond

KfW USD3bn 1% Oct 26 green bond

World Bank EUR2bn 0.7% Oct 2046

Covered Bonds

Ship it in! Danish Ships Finance extends covered curve with tender turbo charger

Covered bond trio differentiate to secure sales

RBC takes another £750m in sterling covered bond return

Sumi Trust meets size and price ambitions with covered bond

Financial Institutions

BPCE returns swiftly to market after RAC T2 success

BFCM sets tone in Japan with new reference rate

Pacific Life ventures abroad for the first time in 15 years

Bond Comments

Securitization

Stonepeak brings inaugural aircraft ABS

Santander announces rare German consumer ABS

Partners Group markets CLO with ESG scores

Stellar year leads to wave of new CLO managers in US

Medalist returns to market with ESG CLO after two year hiatus

Corporate Bonds

Wesfarmers SLB avoids concession in choppy market

American Honda parks sterling debt with negligible premium

BPPEH opts for size over squeezing price

Taper to flush out US borrowers after blackouts

High Yield

Aggreko brave enough to launch HY deal in choppy market

Syndicated Loans and Leveraged Finance

Cerba HealthCare launches lev loans for Lifebrain buyout

Smaller lenders to take centre stage in new resolution reforms, says Fitch

Etihad ties new $1.2bn loan to reducing carbon emissions

Edinburgh follows other investment trusts into PP market

Ørsted ushers in sustainable revolver

Investors push back as levfin suffers moment of weakness

Emerging Markets

Chilean banks score busiest year in Swissies since 2014

Colbún picks good day but Chile fatigue increasing

Chilean borrowers push on as Falabella offers neat NIP on 10 year

Metalloinvest pulls off seven year dollar outing

Arg airport co gives bondholders more time for exchange offer

Rocky backdrop brings challenges for EM’s pre-taper borrowing spree

Equity

Fertiglobe IPO covered on day one

Rubix to brave tough IPO market with €860m London listing

OVHcloud to take lower valuation on €400m float

Pantheon Ventures creates new infrastructure fund

Market News

JPM sets tone for Q3 results with haul from M&A, IPOs

UK aims to revive retail bond market with post-Brexit rule changes

People Moves

Goldman Sachs MD jumps ship to alternative debt specialist Hayfin

Danske’s global head of ECM jumps ship to Carnegie

Levfin MD moves to Barclays from BNPP

Aegon beefs up responsible investment team

Southpaw

Middle East in focus as HSBC grapples with hot talent market

Most recent

Senior Debt

ING joins 'esoteric' senior FIG issuance with rare opco deal

September 25, 2023
Covered Bonds

Covered bond mart 'losing relevance' as issuers turn to unsecured

September 25, 2023
Corporate Bonds

Carlsberg, Toyota drive to tight NIPs despite volatile rates

September 25, 2023
Supras and agencies

Public sector pipeline fills up with dollars and euros after central bank meetings

September 25, 2023
Regulatory Capital

From Germany to Greece: BayernLB and NBG prepare simultaneous tier twos

September 25, 2023