Natixis
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Egypt opened books on its triple tranche dollar bond on Tuesday amid a swell of positive sentiment towards the country following recent comments by the IMF noting high satisfaction with its progress under its extended fund facility. -
France surpassed the expectations of even the most passionate supporters of the green bond market on Tuesday, selling comfortably the largest ever print in the format. Socially responsible investment (SRI) experts believe the deal makes it almost certain that other sovereign issuers will add green bonds to their funding mix.
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The Agence France Trésor has announced the maturity date for the first ever French sovereign green bond, which could be priced this week.
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La Banque Postale (LBP) and Axa Bank Europe SCF priced French covered bonds this week. Axa’s may be its last before it restructures its programme.
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Bolloré, the French investment company, gave investment grade euro corporate bond investors their first unrated deal of the year on Wednesday, and managed to tighten its pricing by 25bp.
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The head of debt syndicate for Asia Pacific at Natixis is understood to have resigned from the bank.
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Belgium hit a landmark on Tuesday, printing its biggest deal ever with a 10 year benchmark. Scoring a more modest €1bn, African Development Bank's second ever euro syndication also met with a warm reception.
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The French issuer, Axa Bank, has launched a sub benchmark covered bond with a 15 year maturity which closely matches the long dated assets on its balance sheet. This deal is likely to be the last deal under the present structure of its covered bond programme.
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