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Romania-based New Europe Property Investments (Nepi) has returned to the international bond markets, releasing initial price thoughts for a 5.25 year euro senior unsecured deal, almost exactly a year after it last tried to tap the market and with a refreshed set of lead managers.

Coopération Pharmaceutique Française, the French pharmaceuticals distributor known as Cooper, has bank meetings scheduled on Wednesday for more than €350m of new debt for its leveraged buyout by Charterhouse.

Another SSA issuer is lining up a seven year euro deal after three borrowers tapped that spot to the tune of over €2bn this week.

The Basel Committee’s study of its planned new trading rules suggest Deutsche Bank could be hit the hardest when they start to apply.

ABN Amro’s shares rose 3.5% on Friday, November 20, after it restarted life as a private sector bank with a successful IPO in Amsterdam. The deal raised €3.34bn and priced at 0.986 times book value, giving the bank a market capitalisation of over €16.7bn.

Deutsche Bank’s Spanish subsidiary issued its first publicly placed Cédulas Hipotecarias on Tuesday, setting a strong foundation for a further €3bn that it hopes to sell.

Avago Technologies, the US semiconductor components maker, has increased the €500m tranche of its term loan ‘B’ to €900m on strong demand, in another sign of the European leveraged loan market’s competitiveness.

Allied Irish Banks was in a generous mood on Thursday, launching its first tier two since the crisis at a much higher premium than rival bankers thought necessary.

Philippine property developer DM Wenceslao and Associates started gauging investor appetite for its $150m-$200m IPO on November 13 as it gears up to become the biggest listing in the country this year.

Deutsche Bank has committed to building an investment bank that is more efficient and simpler to understand. But with another round of managerial changes to go, it still looks pretty complicated, writes David Rothnie.

Videocon Hydrocarbon, which has activities in upstream oil and gas, is tapping the loan market for a $75m three year refinancing. An aggressive margin cut compared with the loan the company is refinancing has caught the eye of bankers, especially when its sector and the financial health of its parent is taken into account. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

Avago Technologies, the US semiconductor components maker, has increased the €500m tranche of its term loan ‘B’ to €900m on strong demand, another sign of the European leveraged loan market's competitiveness at the moment.