January 8th, 2020
On January 8, 2020, Loop Capital Markets acted as a co-manager on a junior subordinated preferred notes offering of Southern Company. The notes are rated Baa3/BBB across a 60-year tenor.
Southern Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for refinancing and general corporate purposes.
On January 7, 2020, Loop Capital Markets acted as a co-manager (across 2 tranches) of a three-part, $1.75 billion, senior unsecured bond offering of American Honda Finance Corporation. The notes are rated A2/A across 7-year and 3.33-year tenors (fixed and floating).
American Honda Finance Corporation intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes.
On January 7, 2020, Loop Capital Markets served as a co-manager on a two-tranche, $1.4 billion, senior unsecured bond offering of Air Lease Corporation. The notes are rated BBB across a 10-year and 5-year tenors.
Air Lease intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes.
On December 9, 2019, Loop Capital Markets participated as a co-manager in a single-tranche, $500 million, senior unsecured Green Bond offering of Welltower Incorporated. The 7.25-year notes are rated Baa1/BBB+.
Welltower intends to allocate the net proceeds of the Green Bond offering to a portfolio of eligible green projects.
On December 4, 2019, Loop Capital Markets acted as a co-manager in a single-tranche, $750 million, senior unsecured bond offering of Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. The 10-year notes are rated BBB+.
Broadridge Financial intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate and refinancing purposes.
On November 21, 2019, Loop Capital Markets served as a co-manager in a $700 million, first mortgage bond 10-year tranche of Duke Energy Florida’s $900 million overall bond offering. The notes are rated A1/A.
Duke Energy Florida intends to use the net proceeds of the Green Bond offering for financing and/or refinancing eligible green expenditures.
On November 19, 2019, Loop Capital Markets participated as a co-manager in a three-part, $1.8 billion, senior unsecured bond offering of Estee Lauder Companies. The notes are rated A1/A+ across 30-year, 10-year and 5-year tenors.
Estee Lauder intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes.
On November 18, 2019, Loop Capital Markets acted as a co-manager in a single tranche, $300 million, first mortgage bond offering of Ameren Illinois Company. The notes are rated A1/A and have a 30-year tenor.
Ameren Illinois Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for refinancing purposes.
On November 14, 2019, Loop Capital Markets served as a co-manager in a single-part, €750 million, senior unsecured bond offering of Moody’s Corporation. The notes are rated BBB+/BBB+ across a 10.25-year tenor.
Moody’s intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate and refinancing purposes.
On November 13, 2019, Loop Capital Markets served as senior manager for the $129.950 million of Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2019, rated Aa3/AA+/AA by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. The transaction had serial maturities from 2020 through 2039 and term bonds in 2044 and 2048. Proceeds of the bonds were used to: (i) construct or improve roads, including drainage projects and traffic synchronization, within the cities of Baton Rouge, Baker, Central and Zachary and the Parish, (ii) improve existing corridors to increase mobility, including signal synchronization and sidewalks, and (iii) construct community enhancement projects, including drainage, lights and sidewalks, within the cities of Baton Rouge, Baker, Central and Zachary and the Parish (B) improve the Advance Traffic Management Center, such improvements prioritized (i) within the Parish and the City of Baton Rouge as described in the MovEBR Plan dated August 8, 2018, and (ii) within the cities of Baker, Zachary and Central, as determined by the applicable governing authority, and (C) paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds. Approximately 45 investors participated in the inaugural transaction. Buyers primarily consisted of real money accounts. Additional buyers included SMAs followed by Bank Trust/Money Managers.