The Netherlands
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A move in the Bund curve left the market too volatile for Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB) to fully place its seven year euro benchmark on Thursday. -
The first tier two from Spain’s Unicaja Banco was more than three times subscribed this week after it entered a strong new issue market. It appeared alongside ING, which paid a slim 5bp premium to print a deal in the same asset class.
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Independent external auditors are looking into whether the European Commission has been successful in its work towards creating a capital markets union over the last five years. They are set to publish a report containing their recommendations for the project in 2020.
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Fitch is forecasting a negative outlook for the issuer ratings of some of the largest lenders in the Netherlands, warning that the early introduction of a risk-weight floor for mortgage assets could weigh on the country’s banking sector through additional capital demands.
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Prosus gets JP Morgan loan for £4.9bn Just Eat order - GoCo switches to bigger loan deal - Schroders adds ESG targets to revolver - AerCap secures revolving debt until 2024 - Nottingham set to be third UK university to sell US PP notes this year
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Investors have been keen to lock in the money they made in the FIG bond market this year, rather than add new risk. This week, Rabobank added a green element to its latest bond in an attempt to encourage investors out of their shelters.
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Rabobank shrugged off a little price sensitivity this week to launch a green non-preferred senior bond at a spread that FIG bankers said was as much as 5bp through fair value.
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Kommunalbanken was almost twice covered for its 10 year euro trade on Thursday as it returned for its first benchmark in the currency since 2017.
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VodafoneZiggo, the Dutch telecoms joint venture evenly split between Liberty Global and Vodafone, is raising €3.1bn in fresh capital. It joins industry peers such as Salt, Wind Hellas and Altice France who have rushed to the market this autumn to take advantage of favourable conditions.
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Argenta Spaarbank and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group were both marketing senior bonds on Tuesday, making use of the favourable backdrop in the primary market. While Sumitomo was quick to build demand for its bond, Argenta struggled to gather enough demand volume to move the spread from price thoughts.
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Dutch chemicals company OCI is issuing almost $1.4bn of senior secured notes to repay outstanding debt, with a long term aim of simplifying its capital structure and deleveraging.
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