Natixis
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Bank of China printed Asia’s first blue bond on Monday, with plans to use the roughly $940m raised to benefit ocean-related sustainability projects. -
China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) made a splash in the bond market this week with a dual currency five-tranche deal that raised close to $3bn.
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Bank of China rolled out a dual-currency blue bond on Monday, making it the first borrower in Asia to market a marine sustainability transaction.
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Two public sector borrowers managed to get euro deals done in the primary market ahead of the European Central Bank’s governing council meeting on Thursday, with World Bank issuing its biggest ever bond in euros longer than 10 years and Hamburg comfortably crossing the line despite an embarrassing start to the execution process.
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Europe’s corporate bond investors had the spectrum of credit ratings to pick from on Thursday, from A- rated Volvo Treasury down to German speculative grade fallen angel ZF Friedrichshafen.
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French reinsurer Scor launched a tier two at a negative new issue premium on Thursday, finding plenty of demand after a prolonged absence from the market.
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The World Bank has selected a trio of banks for a new 15 year Sustainable Development Bond (SDB), its first euro benchmark of its 2020/21 fiscal year. Elsewhere, the Republic of Korea scooped €700m with its return to the euro market after a six year absence.
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Bevco, an investment holding company (holdco) owned by the Santo Domingo family; French transport infrastructure company Holding d’Infrastructures de Transport and Irish safety conglomerate Johnson Controls drummed up €12.4bn of demand between them on Wednesday, as investors piled into high grade corporates in the primary market.
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Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades) made an impressive debut in the social bond market on Wednesday with the biggest ever deal in the format by any issuer, overtaking the previous record set by Unédic earlier in the year.
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Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, the Madrid-headquartered renewables company, has signed the first Climate Bonds-certified green transaction in Spain with a €64m green loan, in a deal expected to make the environmentally conscious market in the country more transparent for lenders.
