Société Générale

BBVA became the first financial institution to issue green debt in additional tier one (AT1) format on Tuesday, launching a bond with a 6% coupon. The Spanish lender left no premium on the table, according to some market participants.

Amco Asset Management is looking to join the list of banks looking to print bonds in the rush to issue before earnings blackouts begin.

Spanish issuers were out in Europe’s corporate bond market on Monday, with Cepsa and Merlin Properties raising debt, as bankers and analysts expect a few weeks of “opportunistic” issuance in the run-up to earnings blackouts.

Société Générale and Natixis may face more questions over their equity derivatives businesses when they release their second-quarter results. The issue is whether their structured products are inherently problematic or simply suffered from freak events.

Belgium returned to the MTN market in euros on Tuesday with a 60 year note — its first private placement in the currency for over 18 months.

Poland has become the first CEEMEA country outside the eurozone to sell a bond with a negative yield since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ukraine was set to issue a highly anticipated bond on Wednesday, having started pricing with what some experts called "impressive" initial price thoughts. The deal follows one from Poland, which secured three year money at a negative yield in euros on Tuesday.

Europe’s investment grade corporate bond market acquired a more cheerful tone on Tuesday, with new issues well oversubscribed, despite quickly shifting sentiment.

Berlin Hyp left ‘a little bit on the table’ with its new green covered bond on Tuesday. The trade was followed by deal announcements from Kookmin Bank and Sparebank Vest Boligkreditt, both looking to issue in sustainable format.

Mercialys, the BBB rated French shopping centre owner, launched a sub-benchmark bond with an eye-catching yield on Tuesday, wider than a simultaneous deal by Fiat Chrysler, which is crossover-rated. Syndicate bankers said trying to be precise about pricing and sentiment this week was more difficult than it had been for months.

The Republic of Poland on Tuesday launched a three year euro bond, while Ukraine mandated banks for a 12 year dollar benchmark. Though bankers say the window is finally open for emerging market corporate issuance, there remains robust appetite for govvie debt.

Turkey Export-Import Bank has raised a €380m loan with a partial guarantee from the World Bank. The deal complements a successful first half of the year for Turkish lenders in capital markets, in which almost all the top tier banks have raised loans.