Poland

CVC this week set pricing on a Z2.7bn ($661m) loan that finances its acquisition of Polish supermarket Żabka Polska. The banks will have their first syndication call on Friday.

Poland was quick to grab on to the relief rally that followed Wednesday's US Federal Reserve meeting, jumping into the market with a long 10 year and a tap of its existing €1.5bn 2036s on Thursday morning.

Austria’s Hypo Noe and Poland’s PKO Hipoteczny have mandated leads for roadshows that begin in mid-March and which are likely to be followed by deals.

Five new IPOs were announced in EMEA this week as the market enters a crucial window in the run-up to Easter.

Three banks have joined the syndication for the Z2.7bn ($661m) loan CVC is using to fund its takeover of Polish supermarket Żabka Polska.

Energa priced its first eurobond for four years at the tight end of guidance on Tuesday after attracting more than €1.25bn of orders.

The first corporate bond of the year from central Europe received a warm welcome from investors on Tuesday, allowing the issuer — Poland’s Energa — to tighten pricing twice.

Three Central and Eastern European (CEE) issuers are lining up trades, as supply from the region begins to ramp up. Slovenia, the Slovak Republic and Polish corporate Energa SA all plan to bring euros in the near future.

Details have emerged of the financing CVC will use to buy Polish retail chain Żabka Polska, its second takeover in the region.

Polish energy provider Energa SA is meeting investors this week for its first Polish non-financial corporate bond since June last year, which will also be the first corporate deal from anywhere in Central and Eastern Europe this year.

The thaw in Western equity investors' and banks' sentiment towards Russia continued this week as Detsky Mir, the toy retailer, announced plans for the first Russian IPO of 2017, to be led by an array of bulge bracket investment banks.

The Republic of Poland is looking to become the first repeat sovereign issuer of Panda bonds as it seeks to raise Rmb3bn ($435m) this year.