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TMT: Week in Review

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  • Comms/Tech were -0.2bp/+0.5bp compared to the €IG index into yesterday’s close, bringing YTD underperformance to 8.7bp/-11.3bp.
  • No EUR primary for IG TMT this week. Eircom did come to market in the HY space; the B2/B+/BB- deal didn’t look too strong; it was downsized from EUR 400mn to EUR 300mn (corresponding TLB upsized by EUR 100mn) and priced at 5.75% against the 5.75-6% IPT.
  • Also a quiet week for rating actions; DT was affirmed at Baa1 by Moody’s today but that was it for TMT this week.
  • TDC/DKT spreads outperformed this week, having underperformed the week before after competitor Norlys acquired Ewii's fibre business. We also saw continued strong performance from Oracle and DXC in line with previous weeks. Vivendi 28s underperformed through the as Havas announced AI spending while noting progress on the group breakup plans.

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