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Pension funds 'very much present' in the deal and central bank demand 'quite remarkable', says issuer
◆ Sovereign takes plunge into 30 year ◆ Book almost twice that of 2024 deal ◆ Large size, tight NIP, others encouraged
◆ Sovereign continues to break record after record ◆ New deal was 'a blowout by every definition' ◆ Second wave of EGBs underway, Belgium next
New mandate follows S&P outlook upgrade last Friday
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France impressed as it received a record €51bn order book and paid a small new issue premium with its first syndication since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The sovereign was joined in the long end of the curve this week by two sub-sovereign borrowers as investor appetite for duration grows, with more supply expected to follow. -
There was bumper demand for Iceland’s euro deal on Wednesday that saw nearly 200 investors pour into a deal that exceeded expectations to tighten by 30bp.
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Germany would be wise to consider diversifying its colossal funding needs with a syndication in dollars — a currency in which it is no stranger and which has become more attractive for euro-based funders, according to a head of public sector debt capital markets at one of the sovereign’s primary dealerships.
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China is reviving the issuance of its special treasury bonds, a funding tool it has not used since the financial crisis. But bankers were underwhelmed by the Rmb1tr ($140bn) size target — and are also hoping for clarity on how the ‘anti-pandemic’ deal will be financed. Addison Gong reports.
