Société Générale
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Fundamentals are becoming more important again in Europe’s corporate bond primary market, but the power of the European Central Bank technical trade in the secondary market is quickly washing away new issue concessions. -
Komerční banka sold the Czech Republic’s first euro denominated benchmark covered bond on Wednesday, landing flat to the curve of its Slovakian neighbours despite the European Central Bank’s absence from the book.
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World Bank hired banks on Tuesday to lead a new 40 year euro sustainable development bond — the supranational’ s longest ever benchmark in the currency. The deal will be the latest example of public sector borrowers venturing longer in the euro market this year.
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Europe’s high grade corporate bond market is showing no signs of slowing down, with new issues again breezing through fair value.
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The Republic of Benin on Tuesday launched a euro bond, its second entry into international markets since its debut in 2019. Bankers on the deal believe the bond is the beginning of a surge in sub-Saharan African issuance, with other sovereigns including South Africa and Nigeria also expected to enter the bond market in the coming months.
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Korea Development Bank returned to the bond market on Monday with a three-tranche transaction, marketing one of the notes with a green label. Despite pricing its trade at one of the tightest levels seen among the country’s lenders, the borrower still received strong demand.
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Fundamentals are becoming more important again in Europe’s corporate bond primary market, but the power of the European Central Bank technical trade in the secondary market is quickly washing away any new issue concessions issuers have to give.
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Non-preferred senior and holding company issuance was the focus for bank borrowers in euros this week, in what has been a slow start to the year by FIG market standards. With cheap central bank funding on offer, issuers have opted to start their funding programmes by filling their regulatory buckets.
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A holding company-level deal from KBC Group on Thursday became the latest in a slew of senior non-preferred and holding company bank issuance in euros this week, in what has been a slow start to the year by FIG market standards.
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Lagardère, the French book publisher and travel retail company, has signed a €465m short term government-backed loan and extended its revolving credit facility, as the company shuffles its loan liabilities amid a plunge in revenue.
