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Imperial Mobility, the Johannesburg listed vehicle leasing and logistics company, has signed a €350m loan with banks.

Imperial Mobility, the Johannesburg-listed vehicle leasing and logistics company, has signed a €350m loan with banks.

Volatile markets all this week did not deter German car parts maker Mahle from issuing a bond on Wednesday, and it drew plenty of interest for a new seven year print.

African Export-Import Bank could launch a $500m loan as early as next week, say bankers.

News reports on Monday afternoon that Greece had authorised a debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund are likely to help clear out some of the corporate bond market’s busy pipeline.

Ghana National Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has entered the early bird senior phase of its annual loan, according to bankers involved in the deal.

Swiss cement maker Holcim is in a stand-off with its relationship banks over whether it can receive negative interest payments on its Swiss franc revolving credit facility, amid deeply negative interest rates, writes Elly Whittaker.

Freenet, the German internet provider, has signed a €100m Schuldschein bond. The book was oversubscribed but Freenet did not increase the size, according to a banker on the deal.

Turbulence in currencies and commodities helped Commerzbank’s Corporates and Markets division beats last year’s performance by more than 15%.

Spain is likely to pay higher borrowing costs than at any point this year at an auction on Thursday, as a volatile period for eurozone government bonds rumbles on from last week.

Xella, the German building materials manufacturer, has closed books on a €533m refinancing and amend-and-extend loan procedure that was oversubscribed, allowing for price cuts.

Poland's mBank has mandated Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, HSBC and JP Morgan to arrange a bond, with investor meetings starting early next week.