Deutsche Bank

HES Beheer, the Dutch ports logistics company, is closing books on its €100m add-on loan on Thursday, with the original issue discount still undecided.

Gazprom said this week that it had signed three syndicated loans totaling €807m this year, showing banks’ stealthy appetite to lend to Russian companies.

Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Property is scheduled to sign its reorganisation loan at a reduced size of HK$40bn ($5.16bn) with 28 lenders. The trade, which started out at HK$55bn, was heavily oversubscribed as 28 banks piled in with commitments of at least HK$5bn each.

Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia (TDBM) will be hoping for a better experience in the dollar bond market this time around as it returns almost a year after it was forced to pull a deal due to the Mongolian sovereign risk.

Europe's low yield environment has prompted a dramatic increase in Chinese issuers printing euro bonds this year. And with Beijing Enterprises and Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure raising a combined €700 ($772m) on April 29, observers are confident this trend is only about to get stronger.

Two banks are due to join Indonesian palm oil producer Royal Industries’ $500m dual trancher. The loan has had a long run in syndication, with the deadline for commitments extended twice already.

India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) has made a successful return with a new 10 year trade. Although the Asian bond market was crowded with deals this week, the Indian oil and gas company managed to find a good window to raise $500m.

Guatemalan lender Banco de los Trabajadores (Bantrab) did not price its subordinated pass-through note on Wednesday as scheduled, but the deal has not been cancelled.

Labco, the French medical diagnostics firm, opened the book on Wednesday for its initial public offering, which could total €545m at the top of the price range.

Solairedirect, the French solar power developer and asset manager cancelled its planned Paris IPO on Wednesday, having tried, but failed, to get enough investors on board until the very final day of bookbuild.

Dong Energy became the latest in a string of companies to refinance hybrid capital bonds this year, when it issued a €600m 1,000 year non-call 5.5 deal on Wednesday.

FMS Wertmanagement surprised dealers on Wednesday by mandating for its first Kangaroo bond in more than three years.