Crédit Agricole
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France became the latest European sovereign bond issuer to confront the problem of inflated orders with the sale of its second green OAT via syndication on Tuesday. But instead of bringing the spread in to price extremely tight like Italy and Spain did earlier in the year, France instead attempted to control the sale process by engaging with investors to persuade them not to put in excessive tickets in the first place. Burhan Khadbai reports. -
German state-owned development bank Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW) made a rare public green outing in the offshore renminbi market this week, raising Rmb1.25bn ($192m) from a deal that saw strong participation from green and ESG investors.
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Crédit Agricole has sealed its third senior preferred Panda bond in the China market on a particularly challenging day that caused eight domestic deals to be postponed, amid lingering default concerns and rising government bond yields. Addison Gong reports.
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Fnac Darty, the French electronics retailer, has amended and extended its main bank credit lines, shortly after issuing its debut convertible bond as an independent company.
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Europe’s high grade primary bond market was pumping out deals with double figure new issue concessions on Tuesday, though German real estate company Vonovia’s planned debut green deal will test whether ESG demand is still rampant enough that the borrower won't have to offer extra.
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Europe’s high grade corporate bond issuance pipeline is starting to swell for the week, with syndicate bankers confident that there is plenty of demand despite order books shrinking in the last week.
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Agence France Trésor (AFT), the French sovereign debt office, mandated banks on Monday to lead the sale of the sovereign’s second green OAT, returning to the market for the first time since its debut in 2017.
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A flurry of Swiss franc issuance dusted the market this week, as domestic and foreign borrowers entered a more settled market.
