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French water and waste management and energy services company, Veolia Environnement, bagged Rmb1.5bn ($215m) from a private placement Panda bond issuance last Friday.

Chinese property developer Hydoo International Holding has priced new notes as part of an exchange offer, issuing $193.5m of two year bonds that include around $82m of new money.

Investec has entered the loan market for the third time this year, taking a $450m two year term loan from a range of international lenders.

Hebei-based steelmaker HBIS Group raised $300m from a bond this week ahead of an April maturity. It hit the market when investor confidence was shaken by recent and upcoming defaults from China.

French insurance firm Scor made good use of quiet conditions in the FIG market this week, tapping a restricted tier one (RT1) bond — the first ever in dollars — for another $125m.

French company Veolia Environnement is set to return to the Panda bond market after more than a year away. It has mandated banks for its third outing in China’s debt market.

JAB Holding, the consumer products holding company, steepened its credit curve this week with its dual tranche bond, as it preferred securing demand over squeezing investors on pricing.

JAB Holding, the acquisitive consumer products holding company of the Reimann family, launched eight and 20 year euro benchmark bonds on Monday, hoping to adjust its debt pile with the proceeds.

The Netherlands’ Prosus has raised its takeover offer for food delivery firm Just Eat to around £5.1bn. It has brought in a host of banks to finance the bridge facility, but the boss of opposing bidder Takeaway.com called Prosus' bid “derisory”.

Shares in Italian football club Juventus FC have started to trade ex-rights this week ahead of its €300m rights issue, which is expected to price before Christmas to give the club more firepower in the January transfer window.

Commercial banks are in the driving seat for the highly levered financing of Cinven and Astorg’s purchase of testing business LGC Group. Regulatory issues are said to have kept some US banks away from the deal, but others question whether a large revolver commitment had more of an impact.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co bagged $600m from a floating rate note (FRN), taking advantage of a strong preference from investors for a floating rate format compared to fixed.