Société Générale
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BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole and Société Générale are making plans for the eventuality of a hard Brexit, in some cases putting swathes of bankers at risk of redundancy. Some DCM and sales teams have been asked to move, though each bank is taking a different approach as to who will need to be relocated to comply with EU regulations. -
LG Display Co unveiled its debut dollar bond on Wednesday, taking home $300m from a green-labelled deal.
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The European Financial Stability Facility wrapped up its funding year by raising €4bn on Tuesday, tightening its pricing from guidance in the process. But despite the deal’s success, there are signs that the strength of the euro market is starting to wane into year-end.
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Rentenbank and Eurofima showed that Tuesday’s midterm elections in the US might be hogging most television airwaves but they have been making little waves in the dollar SSA market.
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Kazakhstan hit screens on Monday, selling its first euro denominated bonds. The sovereign issued a combined €1.05bn after slashing the yield from initial price thoughts.
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A pair of public sector borrowers are looking to eke out the last bit of cash from the dollar market before it shuts down for the US mid-term elections on Tuesday night.
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The European Financial Stability Facility has opted to tackle a part of the euro curve where KfW found substantial demand last week, with a trade that SSA bankers said should provide a steer on the health of the euro market. There was one positive sign for the sector on Monday, as a Dutch agency increased the size of an SRI bond from its initial target.
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Kazakhstan entered the euro market for the first time on Monday, hitting screens with a dual tranche bond.
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Qatar may still be under a blockade set by its Gulf neighbours, but bankers are optimistic about its borrowers' prospects in the loan market just as Qatar National Bank (QNB) returns for its second deal this year, writes Mariam Meskin.
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Banks which lend to Russian companies are on tenterhooks to find out if their comatose market will shrink further if the US brings more sanctions against the country.
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The hefty chunk of SRI bond supply from the public sector in the second half of the year shows no signs of slowing down, with plenty in the pipeline — including from a debut issuer.
