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A $1.75bn borrowing for Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries has been opened into general syndication with a 19-strong banking group at the top.

Tsinghua Unigroup, part of Chinese state-owned Tsinghua Holdings, is considering increasing the size of its $300m debut syndicated loan after commitments of nearly double the amount poured in.

China Opportunity International is pursuing a $620m secured note, backed by a basket of onshore renminbi denominated bonds.

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Euros in the public sector bond market have enjoyed an exceptional run throughout January, providing borrowers from all across the public sector with funding in a tremendous breadth of maturities.

Deal after deal has hit screens in euros this week as issuers from all across the public sector spectrum printed in maturities from five to 30 years.

While many of the main euro issuers have already scored their big January benchmarks, the pipeline of euro issuance is growing increasingly congested, although the range of maturities on offer should allow borrowers to avoid treading on each other's toes.

Two more European sovereigns have hit screens with 10 year euro mandates, hoping to enjoy the same success that Portugal and Belgium with their deals at the 10 year range this year.

Dasin Retail Trust, which sealed the year’s first mainboard listing on the Singapore exchange earlier this month, has signed a loan that backed the IPO. The deal had four lead banks, which brought in three participants during syndication.

The tally of sterling high yield bond sales in January is on course to reach £2bn, a sensational reversal from 2016’s entire first quarter without issuance in the currency, with several issues this week despite news that the UK will seek to leave the EU single market.

The tally of sterling high yield bond sales in January is on course to reach £2bn after Jaguar Land Rover on Thursday launched a new £300m offering, adding to a recent surge of deals in the currency.

China Huarong Asset Management Co offer investors a rare combination of a senior three year and a senior perpetual bond in its first outing of the year, snapping up $2.6bn across two tranches.