Crédit Agricole

Indian paper company Ballarpur Industries is seeking to forge new overseas banking relationships with its latest fundraising of $75m. The deal, which is being led by Crédit Agricole, launched into general syndication in January.

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Hong Kong listed Fosun International has chosen three French lenders to supply funds for its acquisition of Club Méditerranée (Club Med).

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK car maker, issued on Thursday a £400m eight year high yield bond yielding just 3.875%, to finance a tender offer for its 2020 sterling notes.

Outokumpu, the producer of stainless steel and other alloys, launched and completed its first convertible bond on Wednesday, raising €250m to refinance debt and diversify its funding.

Quanta Computer's subsidiary, Quanta International, has picked a group of 19 banks to supply funds for its $700m self arranged loan.

Crédit Agricole’s shares leapt 7.3% this morning after the bank published an encouraging set of 2014 results, including higher profits in investment banking and the group’s Italian subsidiary Cariparma.

Madrid mandated banks for a euro deal on Tuesday, with SSA bankers confident that Greece’s discussions with creditors will not impact other eurozone periphery borrowers.

General Motors issued a €500m three year bond on Tuesday, its second in euros since the financial crisis after announcing a fifth consecutive year of profitability.

Hong Kong listed Fosun International has chosen three French lenders to supply funds for its acquisition of Club Mediterranee (Club Med).

TeliaSonera, the Swedish telecommunications company, has issued a €500m 20 year bond, extending its euro curve by two years. The deal posed a pricing challenge, as Telia's curve is inverted and of patchy liquidity.

Although Fosun’s acquisition of Club Mediterranee (Club Med) marks another step in the advance of Chinese investment in Europe, the transaction’s buyout debt is unlikely to send pulses racing, as the borrower is aiming for a conservative debt package.