Lithuania
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Luminor Bank is likely to issue the debut Estonian covered bond in the first quarter of 2020 according to the bank’s head of treasury, Max Ehrengren. Although the programme will have capacity to issue deals secured on Lithuanian and Latvian assets, the inaugural transaction will be exclusively secured on Estonian assets. -
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OP Corporate Bank offered sold a senior non-preferred bond in euros on Wednesday, the whose success of which surprised market participants with its pricing and demand of more than three times the deal size. Oberbank also went to market with a senior preferred bond that did not attract as much demand.
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The Republic of Lithuania has set spreads on its 10 year and 30 year euro bonds having crunched 10bp from initial guidance.
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The Estonian parliament’s recent approval of covered bond legislation paves the way for the first Baltic deal, which could come from Luminor Bank, but whether it is initially secured on a pool of pan-Baltic mortgages remains to be seen.
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Parliamentary approval of Estonian covered bond legislation opens the way for Luminor Bank to make the first steps towards establishing a pan-Baltic covered bond market, according to the bank’s head of treasury, Max Ehrengren.
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Luminor Bank, an Estonian financial institution, was looking to place a small senior unsecured deal in the euro market on Wednesday, in spite of volatile market conditions. The transaction will be the issuer’s first step towards reducing its reliance on bank facilities as a means of funding.
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The Nordic high yield market has started to price several top rated euro deals that were initially planned to roadshow before the summer break. This time, demand and coupons suggest this could be a better window for the issuers.
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Lietuvos Energija on Tuesday made full use of its green credentials to price a €300m bond with a much smaller new issue concession than has been seen on the majority of recent new issues.
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Lietuvos Energija, a quasi-sovereign utility company that is fully owned by the government of Lithuania, was on track this week to price its second green bond. The deal will also mark the first trade from central and eastern Europe in over two weeks and offers an over 100bp pick up over the sovereign.
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The Republic of Lithuania on Tuesday drew a combined €1.27bn book for its taps as investors rushed to take a piece of what could be the Baltic country's last international bond for more than a year.
