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Mediobanca was swamped with orders for a small tier two on Monday, as investors welcomed a rare opportunity to gain subordinated exposure to the Italian bank. Its deal was further supported by another positive development in the race to roll out a vaccine for Covid-19.

Klépierre, the French shopping centre operator, and UPM–Kymmene, the Finnish paper company, were two of a handful of names to receive raucous receptions from the bond market this week. Issuers benefited as a wave of market-friendly news turned the focus in Europe’s high grade bond market back to a risk on mode.

Financial institutions jumped into action this week, as positive news on the development of a Covid-19 vaccine led to superlative funding conditions in the euro market.

NatWest Group and Société Générale reopened the additional tier one (AT1) market to some fanfare this week, as investors showed they were hungry for yield by snapping up the deals.

Toyota Motor Credit Corp, the Japanese car finance company, opened books for a £500m six year bond on Thursday, as syndicate bankers said next week’s new issue market would be busy.

Canal+ Polska, the Polish satellite TV network, has pulled its IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, despite the strong momentum behind emerging market equities.

Deal arrangers expect banks will take advantage of a positive tone in the euro market by bringing forward their plans for non-preferred senior issuance, following in the footsteps of CaixaBank and ING Groep on Tuesday.

Klépierre, the French shopping centre operator, and car finance bank FCA Bank pulled in solid bond issues on Monday, as a wave of market-friendly news is expected to increase opportunistic issuance in the coming weeks.

European issuers are set to return to the subordinated debt market this week, following the confirmation of Joe Biden’s victory in the US election on Saturday. First off is NatWest Group, which reopened the additional tier one (AT1) market on Monday with its first venture into sterling.

Three banks launched new senior deals in euros on Monday, taking advantage of a jubilant tone in the market following Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election. That sentiment received a further boost during the morning trading session when Pfizer and BioNTech revealed successful Covid-19 vaccine trials.

Leonine, the German film and television production company, has signed loans totalling €189m, as some lenders say the market is likely to wind down early this year after the feast of bridge financings in the second and third quarters.

Lloyds Bank has amended the terms of its consent solicitation for two of its additional tier one (AT1) notes, after failing to reach a quorum at its first bondholder meeting. It now plans to use a different spread methodology to calculate the switch over from Libor to Sonia.