Spanish Sovereign
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The European Stability Mechanism on Monday took care of all its first quarter funding needs in one fell swoop, drawing a heavily oversubscribed book with high Asian demand that allowed 2bp of price tightening. On-looking SSA bankers said the deal was a good sign for — and likely gave confidence to — Spain, which is bringing its second syndicated benchmark of the year on Tuesday. -
Investors backed the return of the Balearic Islands to the bond markets on Tuesday with the Spanish region selling its biggest ever single tranche bond. It was able to attract huge demand despite the threat of a snap general election in Spain — a prospect that looked increasingly likely as the week neared its end.
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Investors backed the return of the Balearic Islands to the bond markets on Tuesday with the Spanish region selling its biggest ever single tranche bond. It was able to attract huge demand despite increasing tensions surrounding Catalonian independence, which could lead to early elections in Spain.
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The Balearic Islands appointed banks on Monday for its first bond since 2012, just as tensions over Catalan independence return to the forefront of Spanish politics.
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The theme in the euro public sector market this week was large book sizes despite issuers paying very little concession, with Finland, the European Investment Bank (EIB), Madrid and the Joint Länder all keeping close to their curves.
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Several Spanish regions are expected to return to bond markets this year, having been locked out since the eurozone sovereign debt crisis. GlobalCapital understands that the Spanish government has approved a request for new debt to be issued by the Balearic Islands — a region that has not sold a bond since 2012. More approvals could follow in the next few weeks. Burhan Khadbai reports.
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GlobalCapital understands that the Spanish government has approved requests from the Balearic Islands and Castile and Leon to issue new debt. More approvals could follow “in the next few weeks” for the Basque Country and Galicia, according to a DCM banker based in Madrid.
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All three public sector borrowers in the euro market on Tuesday received record order books, despite the spreads tightening by up to 5bp during pricing — which left little to no concessions for investors.
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Finland and Madrid hit screens on Monday to capitalise on the red hot appetite for euro sovereign supply in the 10 year part of the curve.
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