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Danish telecommunications company TDC has mandated banks for two possible bond deals, one senior and one hybrid, after its acquisition of Norway’s Get last year.

High yield investors grabbed bonds from lift component maker Wittur and Swiss telco Sunrise Communications on Tuesday, even after absorbing GTech’s €4.4bn-equivalent offer over the previous 24 hours.

Statoil, the Norwegian oil and gas company, issued €3.75bn of bonds today, after falling oil prices contributed to a 36% drop in the company’s third quarter earnings. It is the biggest euro investment grade bond issue this year - though both Altice and GTech have issued bigger high yield financings, with parts of the deals placed in dollars.

Survitec, the UK survival equipment provider, has opened books on a £250m-equivalent term loan backing its buyout by Onex.

The acquisition of Las Vegas-based International Gaming Technology by the Italian gambling technology company GTech took a step ahead on Tuesday as GTech raised €4.4bn in euros and dollars, in the second biggest European high yield deal so far this year.

BBVA is looking to cut the cost of raising additional tier one capital on its third such transaction in two years, announcing initial price thoughts of high-6% area for a perpetual non-call five year trade in euros, compared to the 7% it paid to sell a euro perp non-call five year in February 2014.

The bid for Hindustan Petroleum Corp’s (HPCL’s) latest loan has been won by a group of seven banks. The syndication strategy for the refinancing is still being worked out and the deal is in its early days, with the mandate having been decided only last week, said bankers.

The Spanish government is set to price its privatisation of Aena, the state airport operator, this evening. The flotation of a 49% stake has attracted strong demand and looks set to be a big win for the government, potentially netting it up to €4.26bn.

Electricity Supply Board, the Irish power company, has amended and extended a €1.44bn loan facility with Intesa Sanpaolo and Santander joining the syndicate for the first time.

Tentative allocations are out for Indonesian oil and gas company Pertamina’s five year fundraising. The loan has been closed at a size of $1.747bn, with the dozen banks at the top that prefunded the money managing to sell down as per expectations, said bankers close to the transaction.

Redes Energeticas Nacionais, the Portuguese electricity and gas transmission operator, extended its bond curve by five years on Thursday with a €300m 10 year issue, getting strong demand as spreads tightened sharply.

Eltel Networks, the Swedish company that provides technical services for power, communication and transport networks, priced its €304m IPO near the top end of the range on February 6, before shooting up 10% when it began trading.