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InVivo's includes all for loan — Safe Bulkers extends

Safe Bulkers, the dry bulk shipping firm domiciled in Monaco, has extended the maturity on an outstanding loan, as the dry bulk industry battles against oversupply.

Swedish telecommunications company Tele2 has retained all of the original lenders as it refinances a €800m revolving credit facility.

Prosafe, which provides offshore accommodation for oil rigs, announced on Tuesday that it had negotiated changes to the terms of loans signed less than 12 months ago.

Italian oil drilling company Saipem has revealed its bank group following the company's debut loan syndication.

Norwegian Air, the unrated low cost airline, came to the European high yield market on Tuesday and sold €125m of unsecured notes, expanding its all-Norwegian krone denominated bond funding to euros for the first time.

TeliaSonera, the Swedish telecoms firm, returned to the Norwegian krone bond market with a 15 year note on Tuesday, its second outing in the currency this year.

B2 Holding, the Norwegian debt management company, printed on Thursday its debut bond as it refinances its debts to support further acquisitions.

Pakistan eyes life insurance IPO — SECP gives nod for unified stock exchange — BW Pacific sets sail for Oslo

Singapore-based BW Pacific has opened books for a listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange, as the tanker company looks to raise as much as Nkr2.4bn ($283m) from its IPO.

This week began with three small euro offerings on screens from Landsbankinn, Carrefour Banque and NordLB as investors and issuers remained defensive after a recent run of gains in equities was met with a loss on Monday.

Hapag-Lloyd, the German container shipping company, signed a $372m 12 year loan facility on September 30, to finance the purchase of five new container ships.