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German ball bearing producer Schaeffler has set price guidance on its €1.8bn-equivalent term loan ‘B’.

Atrium European Real Estate, an operator of shopping malls in central and eastern Europe, priced its second euro-denominated bond in line with guidance on Thursday.

US private equity firm Apax Partners has made a €730m buyout offer for Exact Holding, the Dutch accounting software company.

Southeast Asia’s largest e-payment firm, MOL Global, has priced its $168.75m Nasdaq IPO at the bottom of the price range, in a deal that was slashed in size after a poor macro backdrop sent investors into a spin.

Sinobiz Holdings has mandated a group of 11 banks to lead its latest $1.5bn commodity prepayment financing and refinancing loan.

Pelabuhan Indonesia II’s $1bn loan opened into general syndication on October 3. The loan was a long time coming, having been around since May as the borrower awaited regulatory approvals.

State owned Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) has returned to the offshore debt market for the first time in nine years, pricing a $300m bond on October 8.

Strong investor demand brought Helvetia back for a tap of its innovative Swiss franc hybrid on Wednesday – less than a week after the original issue.

German ball bearing producer Schaeffler has set price guidance on its €1.8bn-equivalent term loan ‘B’.

State-owned Korea Water Resources Corporation has returned to the offshore market following a nine year absence, setting final guidance at 110bp over Treasuries for the 3.5 year bond.

Merck & Co, the US pharmaceutical company, launched its first bond in euros for seven years today, just days after its €1.5bn deal from 2007 had matured. With markets recovering after a queasy time last week, the €2.5bn issue was widely seen as a success by rival bankers.

German ball bearing producer Schaeffler has launched a €1.8bn-equivalent six year term loan ‘B’ to refinance debt raised earlier this year.