CCEP €500m 6Y Senior — IPT MS+100a vs FV MS+66 (NIC ~34bp at IPT)
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (A3/A-) launched today with a €500m expected 6Y senior unsecured at MS+100 area. Fair value derived from the issuer's own EUR curve and live A3/A- and Baa1 staples peer interpolation anchors at MS+66, implying ~34bp at IPT. Constructive credit tape (iTraxx Main 61bp, V2X 23) supports orderly book-build. Recent A-rated EUR senior pricing patterns suggest a landing zone of MS+68-70 after typical 30bp tightening from IPT.
Deal Terms
Item Detail Issuer Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC Ratings A3 / A- Format EUR Reg S, senior unsecured Size (exp.) €500m Tenor 6Y, May-2032 IPT MS+100 area Benchmark DBR 0% 02/15/32 Calls 3m par call, MWC, 75% clean-up
Issuer Curve Interpolation (mid i-spread)
Bond Tenor (yrs) i-spread CCEP 3.125 Jun-31 5.1 59 CCEP 0.7 Sep-31 5.4 65 CCEP 3.25 Mar-32 5.9 64 CCEP 3.125 Sep-32 6.4 74* CCEP 0.875 May-33 7.0 73
*Sep-32 retains residual NIC from its September print. Clean-curve fit at the 5.93y settlement point: ~MS+65-66.
Peer 6Y Interpolation (live curves)
Issuer Rating Anchor bond Tenor i-spread Diageo A3/A- DGELN 2.5 Mar-32 5.91y 69 Heineken Baa1/BBB+ HEIANA 2.02 May-32 6.04y 65 CCEP A3/A- own-curve fit 5.93y ~66
Notable: HEIANA prints ~4bp inside DGELN despite a one-notch lower rating, suggesting DGELN trading idiosyncratically cheap (sector/M&A overhang) and HEIANA rich on resilient volumes. CCEP own-curve at 64-66 sits inline with HEIANA and through DGELN — limited rating-premium tailwind from Baa1 peers.
FV anchor: MS+65-67. Mid: MS+66.
IPT vs FV — Implied NIC and Landing Path
Stage Spread NIC vs FV Yield (EUSA6 2.99%) IPT MS+100a ~34bp ~3.99% Guidance (exp.) MS+75 ±5 ~9bp ~3.74% Reoffer (exp.) MS+68-70 2-4bp ~3.67-3.69%
Tightening room post-break is constrained by the peer cap — CCEP at MS+66 is already inline with HEIANA. Final NIC of 2-4bp aligns with the prevailing pattern for benchmark IG senior prints. Q1 trading update (Apr 28) reaffirmed FY guidance with revenue +9.4% FX-neutral, supportive of the credit narrative through book-build.
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