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Air France-KLM (NR, BB+, BBB-) FV

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exp. €500m 5Y IPT +230 vs. FV +170 (-60 in)

  • Airport retailer Dufry/Avolta (Ba2,BB+) new 31s/7Y that are working out to par call in April 2029 (~5yr) trade at Z+173. The new AFFP's 5Y has only a 3m par-call - we see FV tad inside it at +170 noting it would still leave it above the Avolta curve.
  • The 28s give a accurate trading history between the two without early call impact given 1) Avolta 28s have been well below par since issuance in '21 (i.e. pricing to maturity) & 2) the AFFP28s have similar 3m call only. As below AFFP has come in and trades to only a slight discount now.
  • Re. if AFFP should be steeper than Avolta - we don't have a firm view on that needing to be the case but do not short-term Avolta has much better prospects (we have a screen cheap on the DUFNSW 28s).
  • Our cross check is IAG 29s (Ba2 CW P/BBB-) at Z+137, 33bps inside FV & Lufty 29s (Baa3/BBB-) at Z+118, 52bps inside FV - despite seeming outsized for rating differences, we think both fairly represent the poorer outlook (particularly on cash generation) for AFFP.

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