Nomura
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Sunac China Holdings priced a large three year callable bond, taking advantage of the abundant liquidity in the market following Chinese New Year. But investors appeared to hold back when it came to less familiar names. -
KfW found plenty of appetite in the sterling market on Monday, allowing it to increase its target size during the book build for a tap, before printing an even larger size of £750m. FMS Wertmanagement will add to the sterling supply on Tuesday after picking banks for its second fixed rate benchmark in the currency this year.
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The theme in the euro public sector market this week was large book sizes despite issuers paying very little concession, with Finland, the European Investment Bank (EIB), Madrid and the Joint Länder all keeping close to their curves.
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Mashreqbank, the largest privately owned bank in the United Arab Emirates, is embarking on a roadshow to market a dollar benchmark five year fixed rate Reg S senior unsecured bond.
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All three public sector borrowers in the euro market on Tuesday received record order books, despite the spreads tightening by up to 5bp during pricing — which left little to no concessions for investors.
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Finland and Madrid hit screens on Monday to capitalise on the red hot appetite for euro sovereign supply in the 10 year part of the curve.
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Several public sector borrowers tapped the socially responsible investment (SRI) market this week, with more deals expected in February, before what many analysts expect will be a record year for the asset class.
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Nederlandse Waterschapsbank was over three times covered for a 10 year affordable housing bond on Wednesday, allowing it to tighten multiple times during pricing to leave no concession, according to on-looking bankers. Meanwhile, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia has appointed banks to arrange a roadshow in Europe and Asia for a long dated euro sustainability bond.
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Kommunalbanken took advantage of being the sole SSA issuer in dollars on Tuesday as it was more than twice subscribed and tightened pricing on its first dollar benchmark of the year. Concerns over volatility from this week’s US Federal Open Market Committee meeting and non-farm payrolls kept some other issuers on the sidelines, said SSA bankers — although two are braving Wednesday’s market.
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