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An acquisition financing to back Indian company Intas Pharmaceuticals’ purchase of a portfolio of assets in the UK and Ireland is due to hit syndication soon. The loan is expected to be one of the first big ticket trades to be booked partly out of India’s international financial services centre, Gift City.

Singapore-listed Frasers Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust has raised S$266m ($192.6m) from an oversubscribed rights issue.

Investment grade corporate issuers hit the euro bond markets in force on Tuesday with five primary transactions in play, but defensive deal sizes characterised the frantic flow.

KfW named on Tuesday the banks it has hired to lead a three year dollar trade, its first in the currency since August.

Some eight banks that arranged Saudi Arabia’s $10bn loan in May have secured berths on the sovereign's bond extravaganza that is due to kick off this week.

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA) completed its loan refinancing last week and grew the deal from $320.5m to $400m in syndication after strong support from lenders, according to a lead banker.

South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank has received positive feedback from investors for its dual-tranche 144A/Reg S trade, launched on Tuesday morning.

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group will raise as much as HK$15.6bn ($2.0bn) via a Hong Kong IPO after firming up the price range.

South Korea's Hyundai Capital Services is set to meet international fixed income investors starting Monday next week.

Snam, the Italian gas utility, issued a €1.25bn 10 year bond on Monday, winning praise from bankers away from the deal as it printed with no new issue premium.

With one quarter left of 2016 to go and global issuance 22% down, the equity capital markets bookrunner race is going into its final straight. Familiar faces are leading the pack, but incumbents in general are having a tough year.

The recent surge of primary action in European high yield suffered a blow on Monday when Verallia pulled its €500m pay-if-you-can (PIYC) bond. But the market trotted on and kept its momentum.