Société Générale
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After a day of caution on Wednesday, when some issuers held back from the primary market after spates of volatility last week, unrated Air France-KLM timed its €400m deal right, showing that investors will still play for yield in higher risk names. -
Italian electricity transmission operator Terna hit the European investment grade corporate bond market on Wednesday, shrugging off investor concerns about European Central Bank tapering of its asset purchases.
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Rabobank found few problems opening books on its first green senior bond on Tuesday, and more banks could follow in the fourth quarter of what is already a record-breaking year for the format in FIG.
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Sociéte Générale has made Brigitte Richard-Hidden its new head of cross-asset research, replacing Patrick Legland who is leaving the bank.
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Bankers on and off the deal deemed the African Development Bank’s first foray into the euro market a success, thanks to the borrower's cautious approach to size and pricing.
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A chaotic start to the week for the euro corporate bond market saw one deal pulled on a combination of soured sentiment and aggressive pricing, causing issuers to engage in a balancing act before risk appetite returned in force at the end of the week.
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The Asian Development Bank on Thursday sold the tightest priced SSA dollar benchmark of the year, as SNCF Réseau got off to a flying start with its first ever issue in the currency.
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The African Development Bank’s funding team will be “heroes” if the issuer’s debut euro benchmark is a success on Friday, said SSA bankers away from the deal.
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PKO Bank Hipoteczny has mandated leads to go on a roadshow with the first euro benchmark covered bond from Poland.
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Société Générale returned to the green bond market this week, in the first sign that primary markets could quickly bounce back despite the noise around Deutsche Bank.
