NatWest Markets
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KfW received a final book of over €12bn for a five year euro benchmark on Tuesday, while the City of Hamburg closed out its funding for the year with its longest outstanding bond. Finnvera will add to the euro SSA supply this week, after mandating banks for a short 10 year that is likely to be its final syndication of the year. -
KfW mandated banks on Monday for the first euro benchmark in the public sector market from a supranational or agency in two weeks.
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Dutch airport owner and operator Royal Schiphol Group launched a green bond this week to fund clean buildings and transportation, after announcing the trade two weeks ago.
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NatWest has become the first bank to integrate with a new blockchain-based platform that the UK lender says will “dramatically transform and streamline” the £3.5tr global syndicated loans market.
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British drinks manufacturer Diageo sold its largest euro corporate bond deal to date on Monday, when it sold a €2bn triple tranche deal. The proceeds are expected to be used to fund the share buy-back programme the company announced earlier in 2018.
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A global equity sell-off mid-week caused some jitters among bankers covering a live Kommunalbanken dollar deal on Wednesday, but the nervousness proved unfounded as the trade came through to acclaim. The deal was typical in a week where SSAs priced tight and with big books despite choppy wider markets.
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KfW and the Province of Ontario will hit separate parts of the dollar curve on Wednesday, with the former circulating what one on-looking banker described as “punchy” price thoughts. The deals followed a well-received floating rate note from a German Land that doubled in size.
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UK electricity distributor Western Power Distribution returned to the corporate bond market on Tuesday for its regular annual fourth quarter outing, but this time had to accept a significant new issue premium as it raised £350m.
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GlobalCapital understands UK utility company Scottish and Southern Electric (SSE) is roadshowing in the US private placement (US PP) market for £400m ($528m) equivalent offer across dollars and sterling.
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After celebrating German Unity Day on Wednesday, Deutsche Telekom (DT) wasted no time in getting back to its capital markets work with its first visit to the sterling market in 18 months, satisfying some of the latent demand in the currency.
