NatWest Markets
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Two Nordic telecoms companies sold euro corporate bonds this week after both spending nearly two years on the sidelines. Both employed no-grow strategies, and Swedish company Telia sold the longest maturity corporate bond deal of 2019 so far. -
UK media company Future has signed a £90m revolver and an infrastructure project is attracting continental demand, as European banks still show strong interest into sterling-denominated transactions despite the uncertainty around Brexit headed into Thursday’s parliamentary debate.
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On Thursday, the European corporate bond market saw its second Nordic telecoms new issue of the week. Finnish company Elisa used the same no-grow strategy as its Swedish peer Telia used on Tuesday, but for a smaller deal.
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On Tuesday, Swedish telecoms company Telia sold the longest maturity corporate bond deal of 2019 so far. Telia had not been to the market for nearly two years, but has a history of long-dated issuance.
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Highgate School is marketing a US private placement (US PP), according to two US PP players. The market has become a home for private and public schools looking for long term financing.
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The International Development Association is preparing a short-term borrowing programme that the issuer told GlobalCapital will be similar in form to the commercial paper offerings of its peers the European Investment Bank and KfW. A second benchmark — likely to be in sterling or a niche currency — or a debut private medium-term note could follow, the borrower added.
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US private placement (US PP) investors are considering whether the UK's support services industry is worth the risk after Interserve was forced into a debt for equity swap, with the dust still to settle on Carilion’s liquidation. Silas Brown reports.
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Concerns about a rapid debt-fuelled acquisition spree by UK and European veterinary group IVC left some investors reluctant to subscribe for its loans, particularly after a profit warning from another group in the sector. But fears proved unfounded as the deal was allocated at the tight end of guidance by Thursday.
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Theresa May may not have brought any further clarity to the UK’s Brexit agreement, but that is not causing any issues for investors and issuers in the sterling corporate bond market. On Tuesday, two more deals were priced: one from a UK issuer, one from a European.
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After National Grid’s 16 year sterling corporate bond deal was more than six times oversubscribed on Tuesday and BMW found huge demand for a €3bn euro deal on Thursday, Volkswagen Financial Services tested the sterling market on Friday and found demand just as strong.
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