In April, with little fanfare, AIB (Allied Irish Bank) became the first Irish bank to issue a 10-year dollar senior benchmark bond.It was popular with investors: the bank borrowed $1 billion with orders of $7 billion. It was priced at 160bps over Treasuries – a similar level at which we would expect the larger UK and French banks to issue. This confirms that Irish banks are back to their rightful place in the eyes of credit investors.
KGAL Core 5 LIFE, one of the few Article 9 residential real estate funds with a European focus, has acquired a portfolio in Lucan, County Dublin, consisting of three residential buildings with 104 units. The properties, which were built between 2020 and 2022, have a total lettable area of 8,882 square metres.