Société Générale
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Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) raised $600m with a green bond on Wednesday, offering no new issue premium to an investor base desperate for environmentally friendly assets. -
Birla Carbon has closed a $1.2bn multi-tranche loan after attracting six participants during senior syndication, according to a banker close to the situation.
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Korea East-West Power Co (EWP) raised $500m from a sustainability bond on Thursday that proved popular both in the primary and secondary markets, reflecting investors’ eagerness for defensive names.
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Investor appetite remains strong for longer dated euro SSA bonds, encouraging the likes of EFSF and KfW to tap the long-end of the curve this week. But the question is: will the demand last, and for how long?
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Carmakers took advantage of a light calendar and an improving backdrop to reopen the dollar bond market after a week-long supply drought.
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David Escoffier, former deputy head of global markets at Société Générale and former chief executive at Newedge, is joining impact investing firm Eighteen East Capital as its fourth partner.
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KfW on Monday priced a tap of its recent 15 year euro bond in line with guidance, doubling the overall deal size to €2bn.
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The corporate bond market started the week slowly with a pair of well rated German corporates selling two year floating rate notes on Monday. Both had just a sole lead manager.
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A German sub-sovereign astonished the SSA market this week, selling a 50 year benchmark to show that, despite the expectations of rising rates in euros, some investors at least are still happy to put money into assets at the ultra-long end. Lewis McLellan reports.
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The State of North Rhine-Westphalia has launched its first ever 50 year benchmark, coming to market just as Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten landed at the short end.
