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Kion Group, the German forklift manufacturer, has finished a Schuldschein deal that raised almost €1bn, in one of eight Schuldschein trades that were launched or priced this week from a wide range of sectors and regions.

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and WL Bank successively priced the tightest covered bonds of the year this week and both were able to tighten pricing to a greater extent than any previous German issuer.

Senior and covered bond spreads have plunged to new lows in the FIG primary market this week, with a host of banks looking to lock in unprecedented funding levels.

Kion Group, the German forklift manufacturer, has finished a Schuldschein deal raising almost €1bn in the process. There was particular focus on Asian investors, despite Kion not offering a dollar tranche.

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg has priced the tightest covered bond of the year and was able to tighten pricing to a greater extent than any other German issuer this year.

Guarantor: Federal Republic of Germany

The Dutch covered bond issuer, Van Lanschot Bankiers has mandated leads for the first 10 year covered bond in nearly a month and the first Dutch conditional pass through (CPT) since May 2016. The deal emerges following a Fitch survey suggesting investors would like to see price differentiation between soft bullet and CPT maturities.

The market for public sector euro issuers is springing back to life after a quiet week, with two benchmarks printed on Monday and a sovereign dual tranche expected on Tuesday. But although traffic is returning, conditions are no longer as supportive as in January.

Asian Development Bank's first euro syndication in three years enjoyed only tepid success on Wednesday, as observers wondered if the 20 year trade was fully subscribed.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (PBB) eschewed cheap four year financing provided by the European Central Bank (ECB) under its long term refinancing facility to issue a 4.5 year Pfandbrief on Wednesday. The short and rarely issued tenor was easily absorbed and offered almost 52bp more than Bunds, in contrast to a French covered bond issued on Tuesday.

Fondo de Amortización del Déficit Eléctrico (FADE) was warmly welcomed by capital markets on Tuesday for its first benchmark in 18 months, while Asian Development Bank hit screens looking for its first syndicated euro deal in almost three years. HSH Finanzfonds also raised cash on Tuesday.

LBBW has priced the largest Pfandbrief in dollars since October 2013 with a comfortably oversubscribed order book, one of the most granular in years for a German covered bond in dollars.