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European corporate bond investors had only one corporate bond deal to consider in August before LafargeHolcim brought its €750m 12 year deal on Tuesday. But that lean period looks to be over as ISS Global followed with a €600m 10 year transaction on Wednesday. -
European corporate bond investors had only had one corporate bond deal to consider in August before LafargeHolcim brought its €750m 12 year deal on Tuesday. But that lean period looks to be over as ISS Global followed with a €600m 10 year transaction on Wednesday.
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On Tuesday LafargeHolcim became the first issuer for nearly two weeks to launch a corporate bond in Europe. The €750m 12 year deal received strong demand, which may lead other issuers to bring forward their plans.
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Independent Vetcare, a veterinary group based in the UK, is back in the market with an add-on to the sterling loans that funded its leveraged buyout in April.
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SEB issued a tightly priced €1bn seven year covered bond on Tuesday, but the slim scale of oversubscription reflected investors’ resistance in the fatigued market.
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The blossoming market for socially responsible investments focussing on social problems, rather than environmental concerns, sprouted a new shoot this week. Nederlandse Waterschapsbank’s affordable housing bond could be the first of many of its type and may open the door for housing associations to sell social bonds.
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Nederlandse Waterschapsbank’s first ever affordable housing bond raised €2bn across two tranches on Wednesday. One banker on the deal said he was “certain other borrowers will issue more like this”.
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Nederlandse Waterschapsbank will come to market on Wednesday for its first ever affordable housing bond.
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Guarantor: All Danish municipalities and regions
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Shares in Medicover, the Swedish diagnostic services provider, closed 17% higher on their trading debut on Tuesday after the company finished its Skr2bn (€207m) IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm, having priced the deal at the mid-point of its range.
