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Goshawk, the Irish aircraft lessor, is returning to the Schuldschein market, a year after its $95m debut last October. While borrowers seeking dollar Schuldscheine are few and far between, the product is growing popular among Asian lenders with natural dollar needs — which might spark the interest of a wider range of borrowers.

Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, a wholly owned subsidiary and strategic asset of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc), has launched its $3bn dual trancher on Thursday with coupons set at the tight end of final guidance and books in excess of $11bn. Though an analyst said the levels offered looked fair, he said he was disappointed by the lack of transparency into Adnoc offered by the note.

The European high yield bond pipeline this week brought €1bn of single-B rated offerings in euros and sterling from new issuers, giving hope to those working for a bigger borrower base for the market.

Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, a wholly owned subsidiary and strategic asset of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc), has released initial price thoughts on a $3bn dual tranche senior unsecured bond and intends to print the note on Thursday.

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) sold a $2bn deal on Tuesday that looked almost identical to the issuer’s January trade.

Four banks have launched a $150m two tranche senior secured loan for Indonesian textile company Delta Dunia Tekstil (DDT). The company will use a portion of the funds for a new project in Java, Indonesia.

Euro corporate bond issuance was much cooler on Tuesday after Monday’s fireworks. “Maybe everybody parties on day one and is a bit hung over on day two,” mused one syndicate banker.

Wind Tre, the Italian telecoms company, issued its €7.3bn senior secured bond deal on Tuesday, a day ahead of schedule, and priced all four tranches at the tight end of guidance.

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) brought its long awaited inaugural dollar transaction to market on Tuesday during a period of feverish activity in a dollar market that is “going from strength to strength”, according to one SSA banker.

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) hit the offshore market yet again on Tuesday with a dual tranche dollar bond, a month after the South Korean issuer sold a Singapore dollar deal and a Formosa bond.

Has Europe’s corporate bond market ever been hotter than today? Perhaps, but Monday’s four investment grade deals totalling €7.4bn offered ample evidence of extraordinary demand — not least, what is believed to be the most tightly priced corporate hybrid capital issue ever, for Danone.

The European Stability Mechanism is finally set to come to market to sell its first ever dollar bond, lining up for a transaction on Tuesday alongside two SSAs looking to access the rare 10 year dollar tenor.