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Glencore, the Swiss-based mining and commodities group, issued a $500m seven year equity-neutral convertible bond on Tuesday that achieved terms described as very aggressive. It attracted around 100 investors, including a couple of sovereign wealth funds.

Watford Community Housing has raised £200m from a mixture of loan facilities and private debt. Housing association transactions have been “keeping PP agents busy” in a quieter month in the sterling private placement market.

After wrapping up investor meetings on Monday, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank has opened books on a new five year dollar deal, offering around 30bp premium in order to attract investors in a "shakier market.”

Funding officials said green bonds had stimulated other sustainability work across their organisations at the Climate Bonds Initiative conference in London on Tuesday.

GlobalCapital revealed the winners of its Equity Capital Markets Awards 2017 at our third annual Awards Dinner in London on March 20. CEOs and CFOs were present to collect Awards for landmark deals such as the UniCredit and Santander rights issues and the IPOs of Allied Irish Banks and Pirelli.

Glencore, the Swiss commodities trading and mining company, has breathed some life into Europe's equity-linked market with a $500m equity-neutral convertible bond due in 2025.

UK property company Hammerson has signed a new £1.5bn three year revolving credit facility, bringing in a dozen banks for a financing aimed at slashing the funding costs of its acquisition target, Intu.

The auto finance arm of General Motors opted for shorter maturities to try to ensure the success of its first bond sale of 2018 on Monday. But the €1bn dual-tranche deal only received orders of €1.7bn and the lead managers were only able to tighten one of the tranches from initial price thoughts.

Barclays has hired a senior credit trader from Citi as another high profile addition to its US credit business.

Barclays and Nordea will lead the financing of what is expected to be one of Europe's largest public to private takeovers this year, the acquisition of telecoms company TDC by DKT, a peer owned by a consortium of investors.

Rural Electrification Corp ventured out with a 10 year deal on Thursday, despite recent bonds with the same tenor widening by as much 10bp in the aftermarket. But the Indian issuer was vindicated in its choice, with its notes seeing solid secondary performance.

HDFC Bank sold its debut offshore rupee bond on Thursday, opening an untapped market for Indian banks.