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CREDIT SUPPLY: Aareal Covered Bond: We See Fair Value Around MS+50bp

CREDIT SUPPLY

Aareal Bank (AARB: Baa3/BBB) is issuing a short 5yr covered bond – we see fair value around MS+50bp.

  • Aareal is issuing EUR500m (WNG) short 5yr covered bond with guidance at MS+58bp area. Expected rating is Aaa.
  • Aareal is obviously at the centre of fears around German CRE market, which the ECB has been flagging more recently, but this is a known risk now. The bank recently announced the bumper sale of its tech platform which is credit positive for the parent, in CET1 terms.
  • Aareal trades wide of most of the German triple-A peers, due to its CRE risk, but tight of Hamburg Commercial and (lower-rated) DePfa. These two have relatively tight bonds in the 3.5yr region and this issue should be tight of those two – adding 3-4bp per year of term premium, we see fair value in the MS+50bp region.

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