Eli Lilly, Prudential, Whirlpool, CBS, Hudson, KfW, BNG, Council of Europe tap primary

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Feb. 20 – Investment-grade issuance remained strong on Wednesday with more than $15 billion of bonds priced in the corporate and sovereign, supranational and agency primary markets.

Eli Lilly & Co. came by with $4.5 billion of senior notes in four tranches.

Prudential Financial, Inc. sold $1 billion of medium-term notes due 2050.

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease and Finance Co. Ltd. priced an $800 million two-part offering of senior notes following a roadshow on Tuesday.

Whirlpool Corp. upsized an offering of 10-year notes to $700 million and dropped a planned add-on to an existing issue.

CBS Corp. sold $500 million of 10-year senior notes.

Hudson Pacific Properties, LP placed $350 million of 10-year senior notes.

In new SSA issuance, KfW brought $5 billion of three-year global notes to the primary market.

BNG Bank NV priced $1.5 billion of five-year notes.

The Council of Europe Development Bank also sold $1 billion of five-year senior global notes.

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