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New law expected to accelerate the dominance of professional landlords
JP Morgan touches nerve with security and resilience push into Europe
The US bank is showing its global credentials at a time of increased transatlantic tensions but European banks are equal to the challenge
Eli Lilly revives dollar market with $9bn M&A financing
US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions
New law expected to accelerate the dominance of professional landlords
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Japfa Comfeed Indonesia sold the country's first sustainability-linked bond this week, leveraging the market fervour for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing to tighten pricing more than it would have for a conventional deal. Morgan Davis reports. -
Covered bonds and RMBS secured on green mortgage collateral do not deliver issuers much of a saving over conventional issuance in those markets, but favourable regulatory initiatives stand to tip the balance towards an increase in green mortgage production. Secured issuance will be the best way to fund this activity — expect green RMBS and covered bond issuance to surge.
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Europe’s high grade primary bond market was pumping out deals with double figure new issue concessions on Tuesday, though German real estate company Vonovia’s planned debut green deal will test whether ESG demand is still rampant enough that the borrower won't have to offer extra.
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Greece and the Flemish Community are preparing to sell syndicated bonds at the long end of the euro curve following a strong reception for France with the sale of its second green OAT on Tuesday.
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Iceland is putting the finishing touches to a sustainable bond framework that will allow it to issue a variety of bonds with socially responsible labels. If the sovereign decides to proceed with the plan, a debut deal in the format could arrive this summer.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, March 15. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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FIG issuers have shown that investors are ready to absorb all the supply that comes their way
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Investor tells GlobalCapital it liked the portfolio’s diversity, data depth and sustainability impact
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Bank’s €1bn transaction is most granular so far and found new buyers
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World Bank-managed issuer taps capital markets to accelerate donor pledges into Gavi vaccine programmes
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Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds
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Fund modelled on Romania’s Fondul has $2.4bn of assets
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Trade backed by lease, power purchase agreements as sector navigates regulatory changes
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Nigeria plans a total return swap, following peers on the continent in the last 12 months
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The DRC has a poor governance record but that doesn't mean things will end in tears for its investors
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Demand allowed the bank to cut the yield by 35bp
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The country offers huge potential and possible pitfalls for investors
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A piece of very rare African senior bank issuance could also come this week
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Lower rates will need lower inflation — and an FOMC consensus
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Leveraged loan prices have rallied from their post-war dip, with CLO demand remaining strong despite subdued LBO activity
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Gulf AT1 deluge will be a challenge, with or without drone strikes
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The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East
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Redwood will be a repeat issuer
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Monday evening sale is latest block trade
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Sponsored by Crédit Agricole CIB
Syndicated Loan Awards 2025: Crédit Agricole CIB: Driving France’s loan market and ESG transition
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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Sponsored by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
CAF gearing up to transform regional development
