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Russian gold miner Nordgold and coal company Siberian Coal Energy Co (Suek) signed syndicated loans in the week leading up to Vladimir Putin’s victory in the Russian general elections.

Republic of Mozambique met bondholders in London on Tuesday to lay out the long awaited terms of a restructuring package. It was more severe than anticipated and a group representing bondholders rebuffed the offer.

Credit Suisse has appointed a second head of China investment banking and capital markets (IBCM), according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia on Thursday.

Credit Suisse has added two senior executives to its A-share research team in China as the firm prepares for an influx of funds ahead of MSCI’s A-share inclusion.

Credit Suisse has promoted Joe Lai to co-head of China investment banking and capital markets (IBCM), according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Republic of Mozambique met bondholders in London on Tuesday to lay out the terms of a long awaited restructuring package that was more severe than anticipated by one analyst in London. Analysts do not expect bondholders to accept the offer, but said it likely sets a floor for future negotiations.

GlobalCapital revealed the winners of its Equity Capital Markets Awards 2017 at our third annual Awards Dinner in London on March 20. CEOs and CFOs were present to collect Awards for landmark deals such as the UniCredit and Santander rights issues and the IPOs of Allied Irish Banks and Pirelli.

Virgin Media raised £300m from a receivables financing note this week, a deal that despite being more complex than normal high yield bonds, was liked by fund managers.

The strong performance of Siemens Healthineers in the aftermarket has boosted the European IPO market and a raft of new listings are already covered ahead of their conclusions this week.

Shinhan Bank was forced to pay a new issue premium (NIP) to complete its Basel III-compliant tier two deal on Monday, like most other issuers in recent weeks. But the South Korean borrower still managed to price its bond tighter than expected.

Funding for leveraged buyouts in the European primary high yield market gained further share of overall issuance this week, as specialty car parts maker LKQ of Chicago sold a €1bn bond for its acquisition of German peer Stahlgruber.

GCL New Energy is opting to use a club route for a $150m loan, mandating Credit Suisse as the sole mandated lead arranger and bookrunner, according to sources.