Evonik Carbon Black EUR tranche prices to yield 10%; USD at 9.625%
Re-iterate “Hold” on the notes in light of market volatility; fundamentally we continue to believe notes should trade much tighter
Amidst challenging Eurozone markets, the EUR tranche of the ECB 2018 notes issued by Kinove German Bondco GmbH was reduced from the intended EUR 425 mn to EUR 355 mn and also priced wider to the talk. Reversely, the USD tranche was raised from USD 250 mn to USD 350 mn. The fact that the deal did not get pulled back amidst very choppy market conditions (Spotless Group’s intended bond issue was recently postponed), speaks of the credit quality. In ensuing trading the yields did tighten, albeit marginally, to 9.75% on the EUR notes. We continue to believe that current yields do not reflect the fundamental credit story and notes should trade much tighter. However, given the volatile markets we continue to recommend a “Hold” at least until we see some stability. We have a “High Risk” assessment on the LARA scale.
Re-iterate “Hold” on the notes in light of market volatility; fundamentally we continue to believe notes should trade much tighter
Amidst challenging Eurozone markets, the EUR tranche of the ECB 2018 notes issued by Kinove German Bondco GmbH was reduced from the intended EUR 425 mn to EUR 355 mn and also priced wider to the talk. Reversely, the USD tranche was raised from USD 250 mn to USD 350 mn. The fact that the deal did not get pulled back amidst very choppy market conditions (Spotless Group’s intended bond issue was recently postponed), speaks of the credit quality. In ensuing trading the yields did tighten, albeit marginally, to 9.75% on the EUR notes. We continue to believe that current yields do not reflect the fundamental credit story and notes should trade much tighter. However, given the volatile markets we continue to recommend a “Hold” at least until we see some stability. We have a “High Risk” assessment on the LARA scale.