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A $275m five year loan for US-based private equity firms General Atlantic and Warburg Pincus received “massive oversubscription” from a small group of Middle Eastern banks hungry for yield as their cost of funding rises, according to a banker on the deal.

Oman is finalising a $1bn sovereign loan and could sign as early as tomorrow (Thursday), according to a banker on the deal.

Hong Kong real estate giant Swire Properties and the Korea Development Bank have launched the first investment grade bonds from Asia for 2016, opening books for dollar-denominated transactions on January 6.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten started January with a bang, roaring out of the blocks with an oversubscribed book on the year’s first euro deal, and printing its largest ever 10 year benchmark in the currency.

The European Investment Bank blew the doors off the sterling market with a record breaking deal on Tuesday, and two other issuers quickly followed.

Kuwaiti petrochemicals firm Equate has signed $6bn of loans, with a range of lenders from different regions joining the five underwriting banks.

A $300m borrowing for Iris World Enterprises, an affiliate of Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, has been signed among eight lenders less than a month after launching into syndication.

The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the emerging market, public sector, financial institution and corporate bond markets. Below are the EM Deals of the Year 2015. We selected the trades that we think will be remembered for their success in challenging conditions, for making the best use of the demand available to them, or for having made a longer lasting impact, such as the re-opening of a market. The winners are presented here.

Asia’s debt capital market is set for a busy start to the year with both repeat and debut issuers looking to sell dollar offerings as early as this week.

Narayana Hrudayalaya has continued the stellar run of healthcare-themed IPOs in India with its Rp6.13bn ($92m) listing, which priced on Wednesday at the top of the indicative range.

The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the corporate, public sector, financial institution and emerging market bond markets. Below are the Corporate Deals of the Year 2015. We selected the trades that we think will be remembered for their success in challenging conditions, for making the best use of the demand available to them, or for having made a longer lasting impact, such as the re-opening of a market. The winners are presented here.

The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the corporate, high yield, public sector, financial institution and emerging market bond markets. Below are the High Yield Deals of the Year 2015.