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Morgan Stanley

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  • Bank Nederlandse Gementeen (BNG) this week became the latest public sector borrower to hit the 10 year part of the dollar curve with its first such trade since 2016. While demand seems to be starting to slow down for 10 year dollar bonds, SSA bankers say there is still room for more issuers to follow.
  • SSA
    France impressed as it received a record €51bn order book and paid a small new issue premium with its first syndication since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The sovereign was joined in the long end of the curve this week by two sub-sovereign borrowers as investor appetite for duration grows, with more supply expected to follow.
  • There was bumper demand for Iceland’s euro deal on Wednesday that saw nearly 200 investors pour into a deal that exceeded expectations to tighten by 30bp.
  • SSA
    The Belgian region of Wallonne took advantage of the growing demand in the long end of the curve to sell its first social bond on Thursday, although it had to pay a chunky new issue premium to do so. Elsewhere, Bpifrance received plenty of demand to print €1.25bn with a 10 year trade.
  • Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings raised $6bn from a four-tranche transaction on Wednesday. The deal, which attracted some $36bn of orders at its peak, proved that global investors are not being scared away from Chinese credits, despite the geopolitical risks clouding the country. Morgan Davis reports.
  • Fantasia Holdings Group Co nabbed $300m from a bond sale on Wednesday, making it the latest high yield Chinese property borrower to dip into the offshore market.
  • Chinese streaming platform Bilibili returned to the equity-linked market on Thursday, kicking off bookbuilding for a $650m convertible bond, according to a source familiar with the matter.
  • SSA
    Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten scored a 10 year dollar benchmark bond on Wednesday — its first at the tenor for four years. A fellow European issuer hit the short end of the dollar curve.
  • SSA
    France received its biggest ever order book as it came to the market for a 20 year syndication on Tuesday. SSA bankers say that investors are looking for duration after previously sticking to defensive maturities as the Covid-19 crisis eases.
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank is set to raise Rp74.4bn ($983.7m) from an issue of fresh equity, after a strong turnout from institutional investors pushed pricing to the top of the range, according to a banker on the deal.