Natixis
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Société du Grand Paris (SGP) mandated banks on Monday for its second benchmark green bond, following its debut last October. Meanwhile, KfW hit screens for a long three year benchmark, the agency’s third benchmark in euros this year. -
Telefónica, the Spanish telecoms group with €55bn of debt, came to the euro market on Tuesday to refinance two of its hybrid capital bonds. It launched a tender offer for the pair, which now total €1.3bn, and a hybrid new issue to replace them, tacking on opportunistically a 10 year senior bond issue.
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Ceva Santé Animale, a French company which develops vaccines and pharmaceuticals for animals, is preparing to raise a €2.15bn loan package to refinance and to pay a dividend.
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Bank of China paid a visit to the euro bond market on Wednesday, raising €500m through its Paris branch. It was just the latest Chinese financial institution to fund in the currency.
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Goldman's Richdale joins KKR – JPM hires Wong from BofA – Fubon recruits from ANZ loans – Natixis names head of PB – Deutsche promotes two for sponsors – ABN opens shop in Australia – MSCI backs China A-shares
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French investment bank Natixis has promoted one of its own to helm private bank and family office coverage for the region.
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Right Lane, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Legend Holdings, has paid a higher margin than previously for a $300m-equivalent dual currency borrowing. It is the latest in a series of Chinese and Hong Kong companies that have hiked margins on their return to the loan market this year.
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Two numbers stood out in Natixis’ fourth quarter results: the €259m loss from Asian equity derivatives, and the €249m of performance fees generated by its asset and wealth management business.
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Demand for corporate bonds is strong but it is at its strongest for green and hybrid debt, especially for deals that combine both qualities. On Tuesday, Spanish utility Iberdrola found similar demand for green hybrids to that which Engie and EDP had benefited from in January, and market participants are starting to revise their issuance forecasts for the asset class.
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Euro agencies favoured fives over the last seven days, as KfW smashed its order record and a pair of French agencies brought taps at sizes multiple times their target. With some SSA bankers saying conditions are the best they have ever seen, supply looks likely to keep coming.
