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TRANSPORTATION: CMA CGM (CMACG; Ba1/BB+) PRICE TALK

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€100m tap of the new €400m 4.75NC1.75; Price Talk at 101.25-101.5 (5.1-5.2%)

  • 10-20bps in from IPT, closed yesterday at 102.7/4.7% so coming 40-50bps wide
  • books close at 2pm London
  • Hasn't traded that low since issuance - priced wide for ratings in primary but we did (& still do not) have a firm view.

It's moving fast here but might be worth looking at this deal. It targets BB corridor so not a rising star (and implies headroom for ratings to move to BB-), but it trades nearly 2% wide to IG peers. Some of that may be the shadow cast by its history; the now pulled 26s were issued at 8%/MS+882 on Caa1/B- ratings in late 2020. Returns were still stellar for those who caught the falling knife - it was pulled ~2yrs later, nearly 6pts above issuance (!). It is a private co and family owned by the Saade's - onto its 2nd generation now.

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€100m tap of the new €400m 4.75NC1.75; Price Talk at 101.25-101.5 (5.1-5.2%)

  • 10-20bps in from IPT, closed yesterday at 102.7/4.7% so coming 40-50bps wide
  • books close at 2pm London
  • Hasn't traded that low since issuance - priced wide for ratings in primary but we did (& still do not) have a firm view.

It's moving fast here but might be worth looking at this deal. It targets BB corridor so not a rising star (and implies headroom for ratings to move to BB-), but it trades nearly 2% wide to IG peers. Some of that may be the shadow cast by its history; the now pulled 26s were issued at 8%/MS+882 on Caa1/B- ratings in late 2020. Returns were still stellar for those who caught the falling knife - it was pulled ~2yrs later, nearly 6pts above issuance (!). It is a private co and family owned by the Saade's - onto its 2nd generation now.

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