LBBW

It's not often a €1.75bn deal from Volkswagen Leasing is overshadowed in the corporate bond market, though that was the case on Wednesday with Berkshire Hathaway's £1.75bn 20 and 40 year stormer. But Berkshire left euros clear for Volkswagen - it only had Bright Food of China to compete with.

Germany’s Deufol has signed a new five year syndicated facility, with the packaging company managing to cut the margin on its bank debt by around 25bp.

Schuldschein lenders are getting their first taste of environmental social governance (ESG) interest-linked notes next week, as Dürr takes its final orders on a transaction linked to its sustainability performance. According to several participants the trade has so far gone well, and will likely spark further Schuldschein borrowers using this new structure.

Guarantor: Federal Republic of Germany

KfW returned to the market on Wednesday for its second five year euro benchmark of the year. The €5bn 0% July 2024 note was issued with the lowest yield the German agency has ever paid.

KfW returned to the market for its second five year euro benchmark of the year. The €5bn zero coupon note was issued with the lowest yield ever printed by the German issuer.

The State of Schleswig-Holstein returned to the market with a 10 year note on Tuesday. Meanwhile, KfW has announced a new five year euro deal, following on from January’s record KfW book for the maturity.

Reliance Industries settled its debut Schuldschein for €405m on Thursday, in a transaction which was widely considered a success — and promising for any arrangers looking to transport the instrument out of Europe.

Austria’s Prinzhorn Holding has launched a €200m Schuldschein, with the packaging and recycling group bringing the one of the largest deals to hit screens in a spree of deals trying to beat the summer lull

LBBW attracted good demand for a $750m three year Reg S Pfandbrief on Tuesday, enabling the issue to be priced in line with where 144A deals had been indicated in the secondary market. A day later Deutsche Pfandbriefbank issued another three year.

Broadview Industries, a Dutch investment holding company, has launched a €200m multi-maturity dollar and euro Schuldschein. It offers a chunkier pick-up for investors than some of the domestic German deals on offer.

Hot on the heels of its senior non-preferred last week, LBBW has mandated leads for a three year green Pfandbrief. The Korean Housing & Finance Corporation (KHFC) is also preparing issuance, after mandating leads for a roadshow with plans to issue a euro covered bond.