Lloyds Bank

Sky, the UK satellite and cable broadcasting group, brought a 10 year euro benchmark bond on Monday, pushing out for a longer maturity after a week when many issuers stayed with intermediate tenors.

ING Bank and Société Générale announced roadshows for forthcoming senior green bond transactions this week, as the asset class showed signs of playing a more familiar role in banks’ funding plans.

Cabot Credit Management, the UK debt purchasing firm, on Wednesday raised €310m of secured notes to support its buyout of peer company Hillesden Securities from Faccenda Investments.

Worldpay, the UK payments processing company, on Thursday sold its first bond issue, a €500m deal — in what could be the busiest string of seven trading days since July, with four more deals roadshowing.

Investec Bank signed its third and fourth syndicated loans of the year last Friday, and held a bank meeting this week for its fifth loan. The bank plans to stick to smaller, more regular loans in a volatile environment for emerging markets.

Three issuers launched covered bond benchmarks in euros this week, down from nine in the previous week, as borrowers anticipated an improvement in market conditions and lower new issue concessions.

Western Power Distribution, the UK electricity distribution network operator, kept the sterling corporate bond market’s run of form going on Wednesday with a £500m eight year issue.

Western Power Distribution, the UK electricity distribution network operator, kept the sterling corporate bond market’s run of form going on Wednesday with a £500m eight year issue.

Nationwide Building Society issued an unusual euro floating rate note on Tuesday amid a positive sentiment in the FIG market.

Hammerson, the UK property company, plumped for the sterling bond market on Tuesday and was rewarded with a well oversubscribed £350m deal, after a roadshow during which it considered issuing in euros.

Hammerson, the UK property company, plumped for the sterling bond market today and was rewarded with a well oversubscribed £350m deal, after a roadshow when it considered issuing in sterling or euros.

The recent announcement of the sale of £2bn of Lloyds Bank shares to individual investors on special terms has put UK privatisation and widening share ownership back on the agenda.