Norway
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Eleven banks in deal, down from 13 last time
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◆ Note lands close to national champion ◆ Issuer targeted price over size ◆ Deal shows Fridays are an open window
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◆ Investors flock to tightly priced trade ◆ Next to no premium paid ◆ Sparebanken Vest is still to come
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The refinancing comes as a two tranche facility
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◆ Norwegian lender shows longer tenors are no issue ◆ Investors flock to four times covered deal ◆ Slim premium paid to reopen market
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◆ Larger-than-expected green bond launched ◆ Issuer takes advantage of much calmer market this week ◆ Dollar benchmark could come before summer
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Estonian lender Coop Pank could also make its covered debut on Thursday
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◆ Three IG corporate issuers snag more than €12bn of demand ◆ Whipsawing rates do little to dent appetite ◆ Yield hogs: Harley-Davidson tightens spread by 45bp
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◆ Deal makes ‘good sense’ from an arb perspective ◆ First time out in sterling for more than a year ◆ £350m deal size larger than expected
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Sustainability links will be added once framework is complete and published
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◆ Note is the issuer’s first in euros since 2022 ◆ Slim pick-up paid over larger peers ◆ Little impact from upcoming merger
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Slim pick-up over larger Nordic peers expected on what could be Sparebanken Sør’s final euro outing