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Investors wasted no time posting orders for Sparebank Vest Boligkreditt’s covered bond issued on Tuesday, a deal which ticked all the right boxes for maturity and spread, despite concerns from Moody's about the sustainability of Norwegian house prices.

Star Energy Geothermal has enlisted three lenders for a $660m dual tranche loan that will go partly towards funding the company’s purchase of a stake in Chevron’s Indonesian assets.

E-book publisher China Reading and fintech firm Guangdong Wangjin Holdings Technology Co are looking to list in Hong Kong this year, according to sources familiar with their plans.

Detsky Mir, the Russian toy retailer, has revised the price range for its Rb21.1bn ($350m) Moscow IPO to Rb85 to Rb90 a share, the bottom end of the initial Rb85 to Rb105 range.

Shares in Banco Comercial Português rose as much as 9.3% on Monday after it announced late on Friday the successful completion of its €1.33bn rights issue to strengthen its core tier one capital ratio and finance the redemption of contingent convertible bonds owned by the Portuguese government.

Italian eyewear maker Marcolin entered a quiet European high yield market on Tuesday, announcing a roadshow starting on Wednesday for €250m of floating rate notes after signing a joint venture with LVMH.

Xella increased its €1.4bn buyout term loan for a second time on Thursday morning, adding another €50m in lieu of a proposed shareholder loan, while US software firm Infor did the same on its €750m term loan.

Europe’s equity block trade market kicked into a higher gear this week, with a rush of deals including big trades in Lonza, Worldpay and Dong Energy. The Dong trade on Thursday night, worth Dkr6.5bn (€874m), pushes the week’s total above €3bn.

The European IPO market is getting busier, with several deals launched this week, and another close to being priced.

MET Group, the Swiss headquartered multinational energy firm, closed a €560m dual-tranche revolver on Wednesday evening that bankers said will be used to shore up its enterprises in eastern Europe.

The IPO of Detsky Mir, Russia's largest toy retailer, is covered. It is set to be priced on Tuesday.

Tuesday night brought fireworks in the blocks market, with a wave of primary and secondary offerings, including a Sfr865m acquisition financing by a Swiss pharmaceutical.