JP Morgan
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Two European borrowers hit screens on Monday morning at the short end of the euro curve, with a third set to follow suit on Tuesday as issuers. Both of Monday’s deals received extraordinarily strong demand. -
High grade corporate bond investors in Europe will have a range of names to pick from in the coming days, as US white goods maker Whirlpool mandates for euros and UK utility Welsh Water hires banks for a dual tranche sterling deal.
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The Republic of Turkey made its much anticipated start to the year with a bang on Thursday, taking advantage of feverish risk appetite among emerging markets investors to sell its largest ever bond, a $4bn dual tranche deal.
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Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs accounted for the lion’s share of dollar FIG supply this week as they led a return of senior unsecured issuance following a glut of preferred supply.
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Greek banks looking to bring new bonds will do well to follow Alpha Bank’s example, when on Thursday it sold its inaugural tier two bond. Backed by thorough investor work and supportive market conditions, the Greek lender’s new bond exceeded yield and demand expectations.
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LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the French luxury goods group, and Comcast, the US telecoms company, brought the European corporate bond market’s two biggest multi-tranche issues of the year on Wednesday, each hitting sterling and euros and blasting aside fears around coronavirus epidemic’s economic impact. LVMH raised €9.33bn, and Comcast €4.6bn.
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For all the dry powder available in private debt markets, Isabel Marant’s high yield debut, priced on Wednesday and a trade squarely in the so-called sweet spot for private credit, showed that public markets still have the edge.
