Belgium
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Belgium will begin increasing the size of its €4.5bn April 2033 Green OLO through multiple auctions in 2019. -
Argenta Spaarbank wasted little time in the process of selling its first senior unsecured bond on Wednesday, as the Belgian bank rode a strong tone in the euro market to raise €500m of funding.
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Austria's 10 year syndication on Tuesday received a final order book that was almost twice the size of its previous record volume. Belgium was also in the market with its second OLO of the year, opting this time for a much longer maturity. Both deals were in keeping with eurozone sovereign supply this year, comfortably printing a combined €10bn from over €55bn of orders.
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Austria, Belgium and Greece went out with mandates for syndications at various parts of the euro curve on Monday, just a day before a crunch vote in the UK Parliament on amendments to prime minster Theresa May’s Brexit plan. But bankers said concerns around Brexit are limited and are no roadblock to sovereign issuance.
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Three companies have signed sustainability-linked and green loans this week, as the product's seemingly inexorable rise brings it to new companies and into new countries.
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ECM bankers have found investors more receptive to blocks than expected so far this year. Nonetheless, buyers have demanded more from sellers before they commit to a deal, a trend in evidence in the €55m share sale in Biocartis on Wednesday night.
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In this round-up, China’s fourth quarter saw 6.4% GDP growth, Germany’s finance minister concluded a two-day visit in Beijing with 34 agreements, and cross-border payment services provider Swift took a first step to establish an onshore entity.
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Ireland is looking at the possibility of issuing its first ever benchmark inflation linked bond in 2019, amid an expected surge in the euro public sector linker market this year. Meanwhile, Portugal is waiting for the final approval of its inaugural Panda bond, which will be sold as part of an Rmb6bn three year programme.
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The first half of the year is expected to be a quiet one for equity capital markets deals in the Benelux region, despite a healthy pipeline of deals, due to the political risks facing the eurozone.
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Belgium and KfW received well oversubscribed order books for 10 year euro benchmarks on Tuesday, with several public sector borrowers set to follow in the euro market this week.
