UniCredit

German ball bearing producer Schaeffler has set price guidance on its €1.8bn-equivalent term loan ‘B’.

Romania is planning to issue a long euro benchmark and has picked four banks for the deal.

Strong domestic support allowed unrated Austrian metals group Voestalpine to increase its seven year euro market return to €400m on Wednesday despite substantial price tightening.

German ball bearing producer Schaeffler has set price guidance on its €1.8bn-equivalent term loan ‘B’.

The Swiss-headquartered oil trader Vitol has signed $7.5bn of revolving credit facilities to refinance $7bn of loans signed in October 2013 and for general corporate purposes. The syndication was launched at $5.5bn and brought in some $8bn of orders.

German ball bearing producer Schaeffler has launched a €1.8bn-equivalent six year term loan ‘B’ to refinance debt raised earlier this year.

Eiffage, the French construction and concessions company, has signed a €1bn five year revolving credit facility with 16 banks. The deal was 25% oversubscribed.

Four issuers launched covered bonds from Germany, Sweden, Norway and Austria this week. The transactions were all well subscribed and priced tightly but the greatest degree of price tension was seen in deals that are expected to be eligible for the European Central Bank’s purchase programme.

Adidas, the German sportswear maker, issued its first bond for five years on Wednesday. The company’s rarity, high perceived credit quality of around the single-A level and very strong brand name should have made this a triumphant deal, but in the treacherous conditions of this week it was a mess.

Adidas, the German sportswear maker, issued its first bond for five years on Wednesday. The company’s rarity, high perceived credit quality of around the single-A level and very strong brand name should have made this a triumphant deal – but in the treacherous conditions of this week it was a mess.

Exor, a principal holding company of the Agnelli family, which founded Fiat, on Wednesday issued its first bond since 2007. Despite shaky market conditions, the 10 year bond attracted ample demand, helped by the fact that it offered about 150bp of spread — not available every day on investment grade paper.

Adidas, the German sportswear maker, issued its first bond for five years today, with a €1bn seven and 12 year offering. Adidas is a high quality name, but 12 years is an unusually long maturity for an unrated issuer, and with financial markets jittery again today, the deal may not have whizzed off the books as much as it might have in a more bullish atmosphere. Bankers said it widened sharply in the aftermarket.