Nordics
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A glut of short end dollar issuance this week is set to ramp up on Thursday, after a pair of rare names in the currency mandated on Wednesday. The trades will follow a strong showing from Finnvera after the Finnish agency — also an uncommon name in dollars — printed its largest ever trade in the currency. -
Finnvera will on Wednesday enter a searing market for three year dollars, following a similar trade from Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten that rounded off the Dutch agency’s dollar benchmark funding for the year.
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One borrower took advantage of an excellent backdrop to scoop up its first green funding in euros at an attractive level on Tuesday, while a second issuer is lining up to follow suit in dollars.
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The subscription ratio of a seven year covered bond issued by SR Boligkreditt this week was higher than any Norwegian deal issued in at least six years.
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Credit Mutuel Arkéa (CM-Arkéa) this week issued the tightest French 10 year covered bond in euros this year with a deal that gave funding that was cheaper than anything it had previously issued.
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Three sub-investment grade borrowers printed deals in the high yield corporate bond market on Thursday using different tenors to raise a combined €1.06bn.
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The strength of the demand for equity block trades in Europe was highlighted once again on Wednesday evening by Telenor when it covered an effective cleanup trade in Veon, the New York-listed Russian telecoms company formerly known as VimpleCom, in half an hour.
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Sweden’s Hoist Kredit has said that it is looking to raise new senior debt in euros, at the same time as asking some of its existing senior bondholders to swap their notes for cash.
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Strong short end dollar demand led a host of issuers to print tight deals this week, including one debut. Investor appetite is expected to stay strong, but bankers are sceptical that there will be much supply.
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