Commerzbank

Vodafone once again showed its capacity to surprise the capital markets on Monday, issuing €6bn of bonds in four tranches, only two working days after a £2.9bn convertible bond.

South African Investec is refinancing a $335m credit facility and is increasing the size of the deal to $400m.

Vodafone wasted no time catching its breath after closing books on Thursday's £2.9bn convertible bond, as it announced on Friday its intention to raise up to €3bn of conventional bonds as early as Monday.

Two FIG issuers this week took advantage of good conditions to tap the Swiss franc market, revealing an opportunity for other banks to escape widened euro and dollar spreads.

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge took advantage of good conditions in Swiss francs on Thursday to print its second deal in the currency.

Goldman Sachs printed its largest ever deal in Swiss francs on Wednesday, revealing an opportunity for other banks escaping widened euro and dollar spreads.

The covered bond market could see the second Singaporean deal soon, with United Overseas Bank (UOB) mandating leads for a series of European investor meetings that could result in its first deal.

Commerzbank posted stellar results on Friday, sending its stock soaring in a week where fears about the banking system ravaged markets. And though the investment bank saw revenues fall, Michael Reuther, its chief, told GlobalCapital exclusively that the division is set to increase its client base, and even enter some new markets.

Supranational and agency borrowers showed their steel once again this week, printing a series of euro deals in the face of strong volatility.

Sociedade Nacional De Combustíveis De Angola (Sonangol) has completed a lengthy loan syndication for a $1bn five year loan, with Chinese banks taking big tickets, according to a banker on the deal.

Standard Bank is in the market for two loans, a $750m deal for Standard Bank of South Africa and a deal for its Kenyan subsidiary, Stanbic Kenya, according to bankers.

On Tuesday night the loan market gathered in all its finery to hear the winners of the 13th Syndicated Loan, Leveraged Finance and Private Placement Awards at the Guildhall, in London. The results are below.