RBC Capital Markets
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The European Investment Bank became the first borrower to tap the sterling market in 2021 on Monday, while KfW is set to follow on Tuesday. While the opening deal went well, the issuers had to contend with some sharp volatility. -
The battle for the UK security firm G4S is entering its final phase, with initial hostile suitor GardaWorld potentially upping its offer after Allied Universal said it had agreed to buy the target company for £3.8bn.
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The dollar bond market is wide open for companies to take advantage of strong demand and a rally in spreads, boosting hopes for a busy end to a record year for investment grade issuance.
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GardaWorld, the Canadian security company, made its final pitch for larger UK rival G4S on Wednesday, raising the offer to £3.68bn in a deal that will land the lenders up to £180m in fees.
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Shopping mall operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield priced a €2bn dual tranche bond from €7.2bn of demand on Wednesday, after fixed income investors were left unfazed by its shareholders blocking a rights issue earlier this month.
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The International Development Association sold its first ever 10 year dollar benchmark on Tuesday, raising an impressive $2bn, sharing the market with a couple of shorter deals from European borrowers.
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The International Development Association will hit the market on Tuesday for a 10 year dollar benchmark — the first since such deal Cades came in mid-October.
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Greencoat UK Wind, the renewable infrastructure fund, is buying a 38% stake in an offshore wind farm for £500m using new and existing debt. But analysts warn that the fund could push through its debt ratio limit in the coming years.
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Dollars was the flavour of the day for public sector borrowers on Tuesday as three issuers headed to the currency, raising a combined $12bn. Two more SSAs will follow with dollar deals on Wednesday.
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World Bank gave the flagging volumes in the SSA Kangaroo bond market a huge boost this week by printing the biggest ever bond in the sector in a single outing with a combined A$1.65bn ($1.19bn) deal across two tranches.
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World Bank announced a dual tranche in Australian dollars on Monday — its first syndication in the currency in 2020.
