ANZ New Zealand, Goldman Sachs BDC, Verizon, EBRD tap high-grade primary

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Feb. 6 – Deal volume slowed on Thursday with a handful of high-grade issuers in the primary market over the session.

ANZ New Zealand International Ltd. priced a $1.5 billion two-part offering of senior notes.

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. brought an upsized $360 million of five-year senior notes.

The deal follows Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s $2 billion offering of 10-year senior notes priced on Wednesday.

Also on Thursday, Verizon Communications Inc. sold $2,385,000,000 of 40-year registered notes that it plans to list on the Taipei Exchange.

Sovereign, supranational and agency supply continued over the session with a deal from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

EBRD priced an upsized $925 million of five-year sustainability bonds.

The Province of Quebec returned to the U.S. registered market during the session to sell C$500 million of seven-year global green notes following its $2.5 billion dollar offering of five-year notes on Tuesday.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust also tapped the Canadian high-grade primary market on Thursday with C$400 million of 10-year senior debentures.

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