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There was a stark difference in the secondary performances of La Banque Postale’s and Nykredit’s tier two deals on Wednesday, but bankers said the market was not showing signs of indigestion.

Anheuser-Busch InBev has secured a $75bn syndicated loan, which has been described as “the world’s largest ever loan”, for its £71bn recommended acquisition of SABMiller.

Amadeus, the Spanish company that provides IT systems to the air travel industry, reaped the rewards of patience on Tuesday after sitting in the pipeline for five weeks as its €500m six year no-grow bond brought in an order book of over€4.75bn.

European Stability Mechanism printed a solid €1.5bn bond on Tuesday, falling just short of completing its funding target for the year.

Two issuers made an opportunistic move in sterling on Tuesday, taking a combined £400m with a tap and a new issue.

BMW returned to the bond market on Tuesday with a €1.25bn deal, its first issue since the Volkswagen emissions scandal made investors reassess their attitude to the car industry.

WPP, the UK advertising firm, attracted more than €3bn of orders for its four year benchmark bond on Tuesday as investors showed they were willing to turn on the taps for the right deal.

Iberdrola, the Spanish electricity company, raised €500m of cheap funding on November 6 with an equity-neutral convertible bond, partly as a response to the recent disruption in the straight bond market.

The Gym Group, an operator of low cost gyms in the UK, priced its initial public offering on Monday, raising £90m of primary proceeds.

A supranational is set to add a new point on its curve this week, as a German region prepared to bring its third benchmark of the quarter.

Simon Property Group, the US property company that is the world’s largest real estate investment trust, launched a benchmark seven year euro bond this morning, its first issue in the currency for over two years.

Sky, the UK satellite and cable broadcasting group, brought a 10 year euro benchmark bond on Monday, pushing out for a longer maturity after a week when many issuers stayed with intermediate tenors.