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Supras and agencies

Dollar SSA market lit up with kaleidoscope of trades

The dollar SSA market was ablaze on Tuesday, with five deals on screen offering small new issue premiums and gaining chunky demand across the maturity curve.

Mike Turner, August 20, 2019
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The temptation of ultra-long sovereign bonds

The US Treasury is considering issuing 50 or 100 year bonds. It's not the only sovereign looking into whether the time is right to take advantage of investors' desperation for yield by locking in low rates with ultra-long dated funding. Indeed, this could be the dawning of the golden age of the ultra-long government bond.

Burhan Khadbai, August 20, 2019
Sovereigns

US renews interest in ultra-long bonds

The US Treasury is once again exploring whether to issue 50 or 100 year bonds, after initially expressing interest in ultra-long dated bonds back in 2017.

Burhan Khadbai, August 20, 2019
Supras and agencies

KommuneKredit underwhelms as it tests ‘uncharted territories’

KommuneKredit failed to set the market alight with the first euro syndicated public sector bond since mid-July, excluding deals from German Laender. The Danish agency only managed to sell €500m for the 11 year benchmark and was unable to tighten the spread during pricing.

Burhan Khadbai, August 20, 2019
Investment Grade Loans

Bayer sells animal health unit to Elanco for $7.6bn

Germany’s Bayer has agreed to sell its animal health business to US firm Elanco for $7.6bn in cash and equity. Analysts reckon this will be positive for Bayer's credit quality, after its litigation-shrouded Monsanto acquisition last year.

Mike Turner, August 20, 2019
People News

HSBC plucks Welsh in UK coverage push

Ed Welsh will join HSBC in November as global head of business services, although his work is expected to be heavily centred around the UK, as the bank ramps up efforts to gain market share among the country’s biggest listed firms.

Jasper Cox, August 20, 2019
Investment Grade Loans

GIG agrees £1.6bn debt-backed wind farm buy

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group has secured debt financing to back its acquisition of a 40% stake in East Anglia One, in a deal that values the Iberdrola-owned wind farm at an enterprise value of £4.1bn.

Mike Turner, August 20, 2019
Equity IPOs

Ferretti sails on with IPO despite Italian politics

Ferretti, the Italian manufacturer of luxury yachts, is still planning to lead the autumn Italian IPO pipeline, despite the increasing likelihood that the country’s coalition government could collapse after the resignation of the Prime Minister.

Sam Kerr, August 20, 2019
Follow-ons and Rights issues

Morocco's BCME Bank raises $103m to grow in Africa

BCME Bank, one of the largest banks in Morocco, has raised Dh1bn ($103m) by selling new shares on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.

Aidan Gregory, August 20, 2019
Regulatory Capital

UBS surprises with ultra-tight pricing for Aussie AT1 debut

UBS sold an Australian dollar additional tier one capital note on Tuesday, surprising those involved after it managed to shave 75bp off of its initial pricing guidance on the back of a A$4bn ($2.7bn) orderbook. Market participants expect more banks will now want to look at the Kangaroo market for capital issuance, with BNP Paribas having also launched an AT1 in the currency last month.

Frank Jackman, August 20, 2019
Covered Bonds

Virgin plans inaugural euro covered bond

Virgin Money plc has mandated leads for a European roadshow and hopes to issue its first euro denominated covered bond. The transaction is set to emerge at a challenging time, amid rising concerns that the UK will chaotically leave the European Union without reaching an exit agreement at the end of October.

Bill Thornhill, August 20, 2019
Private debt

Highgate School closes US private placement

Highgate School in north London has closed a £60m US private placement, joining a clutch of private schools using the instrument for long term financing.

Silas Brown, August 20, 2019

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