UniCredit

Daimler blasted far through its conventional bond curve with its €1bn debut green deal on Thursday, in a first for the European automotive industry that is expected to herald a spate of similar issuance — and could reset expectations about the difference between green and conventional bond pricing.

Banco de Sabadell on Wednesday looked to replicate the success of Mediobanca earlier this week in capitalising on appetite for green bonds. Appetite for the Spanish lender’s inaugural green preferred senior bond led it to print the deal through fair value.

Germany received overwhelming support for its debut green bond on Wednesday, which was sold via syndication and twinned with a conventional Bund of the same maturity and coupon in what it is a brand new structure for issuing green debt.

Corporate bond investors had another chance to pick up some spread on Tuesday after August had closed with a flurry of hybrids, with crossover trades from French nuclear power company Orano and Italian electricity company Enel.

Mediobanca was able to attract demand seven times the size of its new €500m senior bond on Tuesday, which was its debut green deal. The high demand allowed the issuer to launch with a negative new issue premium based on its conventional curve.

Companies piled into the bond market with hybrid capital issues this week to raise €4.95bn between them, as syndicate bankers say that they are encouraging as many borrowers as possible to consider pushing out higher risk trades before raising senior debt.

Supply and demand for senior financial institution bonds was lukewarm this week, as issuers and investors favoured higher yielding products amid healthy market conditions. FIG deal arrangers are predicting that the trend is set to continue and that issuers will favour capital trades.

Total, the French oil and gas major, continued the strong run of hybrid trades in the corporate market this week, launching a chunky €1bn note 37.5bp inside initial price thoughts on a yield basis.

Mediobanca has been speaking with a 'high' number of investors in the euro market this week, as it gears up to sell the first ever deal from its green and sustainable bond programme.

Communauté Française de Belgique returned in mid-August after a seventh month absence to print a slew of deals for a combined €404m, according to Dealogic.

Freudenberg, the German industrial conglomerate, has signed a €500m revolving credit facility, as European lenders say that refinancing facilities are expected to take up a large portion of their time for the rest of the year.

Ista, the German energy company, has signed a €1.85bn sustainability-linked loan, as interest in this structure among European companies returns to near pre-crisis levels.