Société Générale

The closest things to European corporate bond issues in euros on Thursday were a €200m sole-led issue for Deutsche Telekom, reported by Dealogic, and a €500m floater for LeasePlan, the Dutch car leasing bank.

Deutsche Bank placed $2.15bn of new non-preferred senior notes with US investors on Wednesday, as Europe’s largest banks continued to bombard the market with multiple deals at the beginning of 2018.

Dollar SSA deals are showing little signs of a hangover from a public holiday in the US on Monday, with all three of Wednesday’s trades well over subscribed and pricing inside guidance.

Execution in the euro SSA market keeps getting better. New issue premiums are sliding as market participants adjust to new yield and spread levels, according to bankers and issuers.

A widening in dollar swap spreads since the end of last week should help support a trio of dollar deals on screens for Wednesday’s business, said SSA bankers.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, Société Générale and BNP Paribas issued a total of €2.25bn of senior non-preferred debt on Tuesday, offering four, five and seven year tenors.

As global stock markets soar into 2018, BNP Paribas is finding value in eurozone companies' stocks, which look relatively cheap compared with the US.

Expectations for a busy week in the investment grade corporate market were maintained despite only Telefonica taking advantage of good primary conditions on Monday, as it sold a benchmark nine year bond in euros.

The euro market, despite an increasingly hawkish central bank and strengthening euro, is proving immensely popular with borrowers. A pair of sovereigns hit screens on Monday for euro trades, as did two Nordic agencies.

A senior funding officer at a European SSA has crossed the aisle to take up a syndicate position at an investment bank.

India's Tata Steel has lined up a group of 21 lenders for an up to $2.16bn six year loan, which will be launched into primary syndication in a couple of weeks, said bankers close to the deal.

Tata Steel, Tunas Baru Lampung and State Bank of India are on the prowl for dollars as they kick off their annual fundraising activities.