A decade before murdering 22 people in one of the deadliest killing sprees in Canadian history, Gabriel Wortman drove from his home in Dartmouth, N.S., to Fredericton, N.B., rented a dumpster, and cleaned out the apartment of a deceased friend.
German software company TeamViewer launched an inaugural Schuldschein deal on Monday, with margins linked to its ESG performance. Five new borrowers have entered the Schuldschein market so far this year, almost half as many as appeared throughout the whole of 2020.
One of the world’s largest commodity traders, Trafigura, has launched a Schuldschein which, due to its credit profile and intended yield, is a clear outlier. While some see the borrower as too risky for this market, others see it as a sign of the Schuldschein's growing ambition.
Traton, the Volkswagen subsidiary which makes MAN, Scania and VW commercial vehicles, on Monday launched a sustainability-linked Schuldscheine with a minimum target of €400m. The first SSD deal of the year, Traton’s target size is a good indication the market is looking to make up ground it lost last year.
Several prominent Schuldschein arrangers believe the market must stop setting Euribor floors at 0% this year if it is to lure international borrowers back from the bond markets. If SSD arrangers can persuade investors to settle for lower minimums, corporate treasurers may find the SSD market a compelling alternative to bond markets once more, writes Silas Brown.