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Forbo Holding, a Swiss maker of floor coverings and construction adhesives, sold some of its own treasury shares via an accelerated bookbuild on Monday evening in the first block of the stock for seven years.

India's Vedanta Resources extended its maturity profile further this week with its second tender plus new money deal of the year. The issuer opted for size over price, leaving a little something on the table for investors.

The once-distressed Gajah Tunggal raised $250m from a new five non-call three deal on Thursday, helping the company prepare to refinance a looming maturity – and potentially earn a ratings upgrade.

Vincom Retail is gearing up for an IPO of about $600m in Vietnam as early as September, with three international banks leading the trade.

The dollar market got off to a busy start in August with US telecoms heavyweights Verizon and Comcast taking home a combined $5.5bn on the back of strong demand.

Lima Corporate, the Italian maker of orthopaedic implants, kept the euro high yield new issue market in motion with a floating rate bond deal, which, unusually, will be used to refinance the loans that funded its buyout by EQT from Ardian.

Gajah Tunggal, an Indonesian tyre maker, has tapped the syndicated loan market for a dual-currency $250m facility.

Indonesian and Indian corporates rushed to the debt market on Thursday, with Gajah Tunggal, Paiton Energy and Vedanta Resources all launching dollar transactions.

Italian maker of orthopaedic implants, Limacorporate, cancelled its bond roadshow in continental Europe on Wednesday, as investor demand from its London meetings accelerated the pricing of a deal to refinance a loan with floating rate notes.

High yield issuers Future Land Holdings Co and China Logistics Property raised a combined $300m from their bonds on Tuesday. But the borrowers saw different outcomes. While investors continued to be attracted to property names, making Future Land’s deal 10x covered, they were less responsive to debutant CNLP.

Maiden dollar issuers China Logistics Property (CNLP) and Future Land Holdings Co are attracting bids for new bonds, adding to the high yield issuance from the Mainland.

Mining company Vedanta Resources is making a rapid return to loans, mandating five banks for a deal of around $500m while simultaneously wooing investors for a dollar bond.