CRH: an impressive return to the covered bond market

Natixis acted as joint bookrunner for the €1bn 10-year covered bond issue for Caisse de Refinancement de l’Habitat (CRH). With this transaction, CRH made an impressive return to the primary market after 6 years of absence due to adverse regulatory changes. The issuance was largely oversubscribed, with a very high-quality €2.4bn orderbook gathering more than 85 different investors.