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The Asian investment arm of French luxury firm LVMH is in the market for a $130m leveraged buyout loan. This is one of the region's few deals to test appetite for credits where the underlying target is in the fashion industry. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

BoC Aviation has increased its latest borrowing to $500m after banks from across Asia poured into the transaction.

A $1.5bn refinancing for Tata Steel has finally been opened into syndication, with invitations going out to a limited number of banks on Thursday. The company’s Singaporean subsidiary is raising the loan, which offers lenders an added incentive if they book the deal in the country.

Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) printed on Tuesday a €300m 2.375% six year bond, in line with price guidance released earlier that day, bringing a fresh euro benchmark to the country.

Investors showed enduring appetite for insurance capital on Wednesday as Scor found more than €2bn of demand for the second French deal in as many days.

Kuwait petrochemicals firm Equate is scheduled to complete syndication of $6bn of loans this week.

The Republic of Indonesia has gone against its normal strategy of raising conventional dollar bonds at the start of the year by issuing a massive $3.5bn dual-tranche offering on December 1. It broke with its policy for the first time in years in a bid to lock in low rates ahead of this month’s expected rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

L Capital Asia, one of the private equity arms of French luxury company LVMH, is seeking a $130m five year debut loan that has launched into syndication.

Santander was set to sell €1.25bn in seven year fixed rate bonds on Tuesday, appearing in the European senior market for the first time in a year and a half.

South Korea’s Doosan Power Systems (DPS) bagged $300m from a hybrid bond on November 30, opting for a guarantee from Export-Import Bank of Korea. While it was a win-win for investors and the issuer, market participants are concerned about excessive use of the guarantee.

Chinese notebook parts maker Luxshare Precision Industry has closed its three year revolver at $250m, partially exercising a $100m greenshoe.

The Republic of Indonesia has returned to the dollar bond market for the third time this year for an up to $4bn deal, while eHi Car Services and Golden Wheel Tiandi Holdings are attracting high yield bids.