Nordics
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BNP Paribas this week set a new record low for an additional tier one (AT1) coupon issued from a European bank in the dollar market, raising $1.75bn amid heady demand for the product. Iceland’s Arion Bank was also in the market, chipping in with a $100m deal ahead of beneficial domestic tax changes. -
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ING Groep postponed the sale of an additional tier one after clocking up $11bn of demand in the dollar market on Wednesday. At the same time, Arion Bank was looking to launch a $100m deal in the same format — the lowest volume on record in dollars.
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BW Energy, the oil exploration and production company, has priced its Oslo IPO after lowering its valuation target and shrinking the deal, having encountered resistance from investors as the coronavirus outbreak in China knocked 20% off the oil price.
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SR Boligkreditt issued a euro covered bond on Monday and, for the first time in its history, was able to price in line with Sparebank 1 Boligkreditt (Spabol). However, its hopes of issuing more than its usual €500m size were dashed.
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It was third time lucky for Norway this week as it rocketed to a Nkr65bn ($7.0bn) order book with its third syndication. There was a marked increase in real money participation, meeting one of the Norges Bank’s main aims for its syndication programme.
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Arion Bank showed its eagerness to issue additional tier one (AT1) capital on Thursday as Icelandic banks get ready to benefit from a change in the national tax treatment of the instruments.
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Municipality Finance will look to issue a debut social bond in the second half of this year, having just become the first borrower in Finland to publish a framework for the format.
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Bank of America made a paper loss on a €455.4m block trade of shares in Sampo, the Finnish financial services group, on Tuesday night.
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Nordic banks Länsförsäkringar Bank (LF Bank) and Landsbankinn were able to offer “attractive value” in the preferred senior market this week, amid a general hunt for yield among credit investors.
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The Kingdom of Norway hit screens on Tuesday with initial pricing thoughts on its yearly syndicated benchmark.
