Wells Fargo Securities
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Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company controlled by Warren Buffett, became the latest US company to come to the euro bond market when it priced a €3bn three tranche deal on Thursday. -
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank has tightened price guidance for its five year bond to 100bp area over swap from 105bp area.
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US corporate new issues have plunged to multi year lows as issuers shrug off strong demand due to the cost of carry. Even Thursday’s confirmation of European Central Bank quantitative easing, which opened the floodgates for FIG issuers, could not move corporate borrowers off the sidelines.
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Wells Fargo finished 2014 slightly up on 2013 with a pre-tax pre-provision profit of $35.3bn, up 1% for the full year. But its wholesale banking unit, which includes its capital markets arm, reported net income of $1.97bn, down $141m, or 7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2013.
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The US market slowed down after the previous week’s blockbuster but a handful of smaller trades were sufficient to take December's haul to a record. Four corporate trades worth $2.8bn pushed issuance to $43bn, making it the busiest December ever.
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Medtronic grabbed the record for the biggest high grade corporate bond issue of 2014 this week, as investors returned from their Thanksgiving breaks keen to put cash to work in one of the busiest weeks of the year.
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Albemarle, the US speciality chemicals company, priced a €700m ($867.32m) seven year bond on Monday to finance its acquisition of Rockwood Holding, another US company. It is the latest in a spate of US corporate issues in euros, but Albemarle paid a high premium for its debut in the currency.
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Big acquisition financing trades graced the dollar market ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday while Medtronic rounded off investor calls ahead of an anticipated $10bn M&A trade expected to come next week. All told, November has been the busiest month for US high grade supply — $87bn —since September 2013.
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High-grade issuers swamped the dollar market in the early part of the week trying to get in before Alibaba’s debut $8bn offering on Thursday while expecting a deluge of M&A related financings.
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Heavyweight borrowers Citigroup and Westpac Banking Corp printed deals tailored to capture investor preference for short-dated paper in the US market this week.
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Belden, the US cable maker, has tapped its 2023 bond for €200m, triggering a one notch downgrade by Moody's to Ba2 — but investors shrugged off the change.
