Nordics
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The Swedish National Debt Office has selected the maturity range for its debut green bond and the banks that will lead the transaction, which will take place via syndication in August. -
Hansa Biopharma, the Swedish pharmaceuticals company, raised Skr1.1bn ($121m) through a sale of new shares on Wednesday evening to fund the launch of a new drug for patients undergoing kidney transplants.
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Oatly, the Swedish company that makes oat milk, has signed a Skr1.925bn (€184m) club loan, on which the pricing can be adjusted if it hits sustainability targets.
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Sparebanken Vest Boligkreditt did not need to offer any premium to investors to complete its debut sale of green covered bonds on Wednesday. The deal adds to a recent flurry of socially responsible investments, which are offering financial issuers very competitive terms.
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European banks jumped into the US dollar market this week, with some issuers clocking up huge savings in the currency versus what their home markets could offer.
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OP Corporate Bank sold a new four year deal this week that set a new low for euro senior bond spreads during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Agence Française de Développement is looking to become the second European agency to head to the dollar market this week following an impressive result by Municipality Finance on Tuesday.
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The Nordic Investment Bank raised NZ$400m ($260.9m) with its return to the Kauri market on Tuesday, as it prepares to wind down its funding ahead of the summer break.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, June 22. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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Kommuninvest has lowered its funding target for 2020 because of a smaller than expected need for lending after the initial shock of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Kommunalbanken snagged NZ$500m ($324.5m) on Friday with the second largest Kauri bond of the year. Interest in the New Zealand dollar is high, with NZ$1.1bn worth of SSA Kauri deals printed so far this month — and more are set to follow.
