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In one of the largest deals in the loan market this year, Stellantis, the Netherlands based company formed from the merger of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and Peugeot (PSA), has secured a €12bn revolving credit facility. The fresh debt will refinance revolvers from the two car companies.

Communication is the only real policy tool where the European Central Bank still has wiggle room.

Mining firm Compañía de Minas Buenaventura sent a strong message about Peruvian companies’ access to capital markets on Tuesday, pricing its debut bond issue through guidance the day after Pedro Castillo — a leftist teacher who has pledged to hike taxes on miners and redraft the country’s constitution — was confirmed as Peru’s next president.

Car Inc is seeking a new loan after an absence of five years from the market, but it will have to navigate the fallout from Luckin Coffee’s past governance concerns and the latest crackdown by China on technology companies to get its deal across the finish line. Pan Yue reports.

Limited partners in private credit take a hands-off approach when investing in direct lending funds. But they need to pay attention.

India’s first listing of a unicorn has started, as Zomato, a food delivery start-up, made its second day of bookbuilding on Thursday for a Rp98.9bn ($1.32bn) IPO. Droves of investors have already oversubscribed the deal, paving the way for the pipeline of technology listings to come, writes Jonathan Breen.

Uzbekistan re-entered the international bond markets on Monday for its third ever issue. The dual currency bond it was marketing aimed at drawing in the widest possible investor base, market participants said

American Honda, the North American subsidiary of the Japanese automotive maker, hit screens with a euro benchmark trade on Tuesday, as corporate bankers reckon central bank tinkering will see a rise in Reverse Yankees at the back end of the year.

Banks that have access to diverse pockets of demand will be far better equipped to deal with any contraction in central bank liquidity, which could occur if high inflation spooks policy makers and markets.

SoftBank returned to euro and dollar bond markets after a three year absence to issue an eight tranche deal, raising more than $7bn-equivalent from total demand of more than $16bn, and hitting every empty spot in its funding curve at once.

Spain raised €8bn this week with its fourth syndication of the year, demonstrating that in spite of the Next Generation EU’s €20bn debut last week, the euro market still has plenty of depth. Concerns about hedge funds placing enormous orders are starting to recede, said bankers on the deal.

Chinese technology companies are flocking back to the US for IPOs after months of poor market conditions and the regulatory crackdown on the sector brought deal flow to a near halt. There is more on the way too, as issuers look to wrap up deals before the summer slowdown. Jonathan Breen reports.