NatWest Markets

A European sovereign and agency have opted to bring euro benchmarks at the long end of the curve on Tuesday, after hiring lead managers on Monday.

Statkraft, the Norwegian state-owned electricity company, extended its maturity profile by eight years on Monday by issuing a €500m 15 year bond.

APT Pipelines, the Australian oil and gas pipeline company, issued €2.19bn equivalent of euro and sterling bonds today - an unusually big and complex corporate bond for a Friday.

Beijing Infrastructure Investment printed its first ever euro bond on March 12, raising €500m ($529m) with a three year transaction.

The Housing Finance Corp has raised £194m, which it will lend to 12 UK housing associations, with a second tap of its 2042 bond, guaranteed by the UK government.

Dutch insurer NN Group enjoyed a favourable reception for its debut senior print on Wednesday, shaking off any concerns about a weaker secondary market to attract a comfortable oversubscription.

Far East Horizon’s latest borrowing has risen to $350m from its launch size of $200m, on the back of robust demand.

Pittsburgh-based glass and industrial coatings company PPG issued a €1.2bn dual tranche euro bond today, its first since 2005.

Noble Group, a supplier of commodities, was expected to send out term sheets to its relationship banks for a borrowing of $3bn on March 6.

RBS has hired Peter Duenas-Brckovich as head of EMEA credit trading.

Michigan-headquartered Whirlpool, which makes kitchen and bathroom appliances, issued a €500m five year bond on Thursday.

Barclays, RBS and Standard Chartered have explained how they plan to meet new total loss absorbing capital (TLAC) rules — although the rules are not yet finalised and will not come into force until 2019.