JP Morgan
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IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, took advantage of the strong momentum in the dollar public sector bond market to sell its biggest ever trade on Thursday. -
Bpifrance is preparing to issue a bond which will be used to provide loans to companies in France to help them overcome the economic difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The corporate bond market has returned to some semblance of normality, with Switzerland’s Firmenich and Australia’s APA Group taking the traditional route of holding a roadshow before opening books, and syndicate bankers say the wild, record-breaking weeks for primary issuance are over for now.
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The Republic of Hungary made a jumbo return to euro markets on Thursday with its first hard currency trade since 2018. Bankers expect more trades from both the sovereign and its neighbours.
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Two supranationals will take to the market on Thursday to raise money for their socially responsible investment programmes. Inter-American Investment Corporation will raise dollars for its Covid-19 response bond, while Nordic Investment Bank is coming to market for a euro environmental bond. The transactions will share the market with Bank of England’s annual dollar deal.
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Spain enjoyed enormous demand for a 10 year syndicated bond on Tuesday, with an order book which was almost double the previous record for a single tranche euro public sector benchmark. Bankers away from the deal said investors were attracted by the big new issue premium on offer.
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Europe’s high grade corporate bond market faced one of its biggest tests on Wednesday, with France’s Auchan, which operates in the heavily disrupted retail sector, getting a deal away with one of the larger new issue concessions seen in recent weeks.
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Italian-American car company Fiat Chrysler has drawn down on its €6.25bn revolving credit facility to shore up its finances during the Covid-19 pandemic, though the company has left a new bridge loan untouched.
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The Republic of Hungary has mandated a consortium of banks to lead a dual tranche bond issue in euros. The government's debt management body has increased its foreign currency issuance limits as a result of the spread of Covid-19.
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Any concerns over Italy’s market access were vanquished on Tuesday when the sovereign received €110bn of orders for a dual tranche bond syndication, allowing it to raise €16bn as it makes inroads into its enlarged funding task in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Switzerland’s Firmenich and Australia’s APA Group have mandated banks to arrange fixed income investor meetings, with both companies looking to recapture the magic of compatriot issuers in recent weeks.
