Credit Suisse

Piraeus Bank has built a blowout book for its three year bond, in a transaction that could herald the coming of a wider array of peripheral borrowers.

Indonesia’s CT Corp has wrapped up syndication of its $1.275bn fundraising, netting commitments worth $555m from a group of 19 banks.

After a week of booming issuance in the senior market, macroeconomic concerns have taken full grip. The market had initially refused to bend to concerns over political upheaval in Turkey and the standoff between Russia and Ukraine.

Virgin Media underlined its credit quality and the strength of its owner Liberty Global by issuing a three tranche high yield bond with 10.75 year and 15 year maturities on Friday.

Internet giant Alibaba Group has hired six international banks for its US IPO, which could be worth more than $20bn, according to a banker close to the trade.

Nasdaq-listed China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group (CMGE) is tapping the US equities market for $100m of new capital, launching a placement of new American Depositary Shares on March 14.

Four months after social media giant Twitter raised $2.1bn in what was one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2013, its Chinese counterpart Weibo Corporation has filed for a $500m US flotation.

Chinese company Giant Investment, which is taking private online game developer Giant Interactive, has picked a group of seven banks to provide it with a loan of $850m to fund the buyout.

LatAm syndicate bankers say they believe this week’s three deals from financial issuers are a sign of more supply to come from the sector as Brazil’s Banco Daycoval received such strong demand that it printed $500m on Wednesday having originally intended to sell a bond of less than benchmark size.

Olam International, which is the target of a proposed acquisition by Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, is expected to launch its $1.2bn fundraising into syndication on the week of March 24.

A strong run of dollar issuance throughout this week is likely to continue as investors look to put money to work in a stable rate environment, according to syndicate bankers. Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale and the European Investment Bank crowned a barnstorming week in the currency, with jumbo deals in tough maturities.

Crédito Real underlined the strong market conditions Latin American borrowers are enjoying in March after a barren February, wasting no time in tapping a bond it issued less than a week ago.