Erik Kolski at Land NRW's Ministry of Finance discusses its largest sustainable bond since 2020

◆ Small premium left for investors ◆ Final yield close to 4% 'inflection point' ◆ Rabo adds to senior green rush

◆ High portion of international investors ◆ New issue premium paid ◆ Spread to KfW tighter

◆ Swedish bank tightened spread by 28bp ◆ LF Bank opted for the €500m no-grow format ◆ Bonds offered 2bp of new issue premium, an expert said

◆ Greek bank tightened spread by 25bp ◆ One of two green bonds sold on Tuesday ◆ Green label creates 'stickier' order book, says banker

The new issue premium was, at most, 10bp

World Bank-managed issuer taps capital markets to accelerate donor pledges into Gavi vaccine programmes

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Demand allowed the bank to cut the yield by 35bp

The country offers huge potential and possible pitfalls for investors

A piece of very rare African senior bank issuance could also come this week

Issuers of senior debt are under little pressure to print, and can wait

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Tight price and strong book reported as market awaits geographic breakdown

Companies are eyeing the European corporate bond market with a view to issuing when they see a chance, but hopes that deals could restart on Wednesday after Tuesday’s heavy US issuance were dashed when markets weakened overnight. Amid the turmoil, bankers are eager to try the new “straight to launch” syndication method being used in New York.

UK manufacturer Dyson is looking for at least £250m of debt, according to several market sources, in a private placement set to close in the middle of the pandemic that has largely shut public markets in Europe and the US.

CapVest has cancelled the planned sale of Curium Pharma, as market conditions wrecked the investment appetite of the three final round bidders and banks cut financing commitments. It was one of the larger M&A financings slated for syndication in the second quarter, but with the Crossover index now trading over 650bp, compared with close to 200bp when first round bids were due, the three sponsors in the final round would have struggled to get a deal away.