BNP Paribas

Eiffage, the French construction company, has refinanced €3.3bn of loans, reducing the margins by two thirds compared with what it used to pay - even though revenues are under pressure from a state toll renegotiation.

Ivory Coast is marketing its new 12 year amortising note at 6.875%, a level that offers around a 37.5bp new issue premium.

PPG Industries, the American paint, industrial coatings and glass company, has hired banks for a euro bond, as its existing €300m 10 year, issued in 2005, approaches maturity.

Whirlpool, the US household appliance manufacturer, has added to the burgeoning pipeline of US corporate bonds in euros by mandating four banks for a European roadshow.

BNP Paribas is understood to have filled its vacancy for head of Asia equity syndicate with an internal candidate, hiring Hong Kong-based Simon Moss for the position. He takes over from Gary Chan, who left the French bank at the end of last year.

UK energy company SSE, formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy, has mandated banks for a hybrid bond transaction with non-call six euro and non-call 5.5 year sterling tranches.

Survitec, the UK survival equipment provider, is making changes to the term sheet on its £310m acquisition loan before completing syndication of the deal.

TDC completed on Friday February 20 the financing for its acquisition of Norwegian cable operator Get AS with an €800m 12 year senior bond, following its €750m hybrid issue on Thursday.

Angola has mandated banks for its next Eurobond but found its options limited as three major EM houses revealed they cannot or will not lead its deals.

Two single-B rated sovereigns are marketing dollar benchmarks. Ivory Coast and Lebanon are likely to attract great interest in what has been a deal starved quarter.

Danish telecommunications company TDC has put in place the first part of its long term funding for its acquisition of Norwegian cable company Get AS, with a €750m hybrid bond.

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK car maker, issued on Thursday a £400m eight year high yield bond yielding just 3.875%, to finance a tender offer for its 2020 sterling notes.