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Dutch telecom firm Ziggo marketed a $1.6bn loan refinancing package during an investor call on Monday afternoon, after the European Commission cleared its proposed merger with Vodafone’s dutch unit last week.

VietinBank, one of the largest state-owned commercial lenders in Vietnam, is back in the market with a $100m bullet just five months after signing its previous loan. This time around, the borrower has managed to narrow the margin by 40bp.

The key to the clean-up and recapitalization of Italy’s Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is a €5bn rights issue but even though a strong cast of top tier ECM banks have signed on to run it, the deal still hinges on finding real demand. Aidan Gregory and Owen Sanderson report.

Energias de Portugal made an opportunistic grab for euros on Thursday, proving that even as August begins, healthy order books and negative new issue premiums are still available for corporate bond issuers.

KfW was able to price through its curve as it reopened an Australian dollar bond on Wednesday evening Australian time.

Lippo Karawaci navigated a crowded primary bond market on Wednesday to add $260m to its 2022s with a tap. The success of the deal reflects a big improvement in market sentiment compared with the early part of the year, when the Indonesian developer failed to pull off an exchange offer.

Orlando Faulks has been appointed head of corporate finance for Japan at Deutsche Bank starting November, as Ken Kawashima plans to go back to his previous job.

Primary bond activity in Asia sprang back to life on Wednesday following a slow start to the week, with high yield issuance leading the way.

Greenko Investment Company is gearing up to become the first corporate from India to sell a dollar green bond, launching a roadshow in Asia, Europe and the US ahead of a 144A outing next week.

US coatings manufacturer Axalta priced its $875m dual currency offering on Tuesday as it brought this week’s second cross-border bond, at pre-Brexit pricing levels.

Austrian real estate investment company Immofinanz has enlisted one bank to support its €604m acquisition of shares in fellow Austrian property company CA Immobilien Anlagen. The share purchase paves the way for a merger between the two.

Deutsche Bank has appointed Orlando Faulks as head of corporate finance for Japan starting November, when Ken Kawashima returns to his old position.