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On Wednesday Aroundtown became the seventh property company in the last month to sell bonds in Europe. It followed the trend of its peers by extending the maturity profile of its debt with a €500m 8.5 year transaction.

The Republic of Indonesia sold one of its classic blockbuster deals this week, raising more than $3bn from a three-tranche bond in euros and dollars. The transaction was a mix of self-promotion and opportunism — and further cements the country’s reputation as one of the savviest issuers in the region, writes Morgan Davis.

Chinese biopharmaceutical firm 3SBio has taken a step towards boosting its presence in Europe by printing its debut convertible bond, raising €300m in a rare appearance in the currency from an Asian issuer.

Korea Gas Corp opened books for a dual tranche dollar deal on Thursday, more than a month after wrapping up a roadshow in Europe. Industrial Bank of Korea and Doosan Infracore, meanwhile, have mandated banks for new dollar transactions.

The European leveraged finance markets are licking their lips in anticipation of a new €2.5bn deal backing Bain and Cinven’s takeover of Stada Arzneimittel, the German generic drug manufacturer.

The Republic of Indonesia sealed a $3bn-plus triple tranche deal on Tuesday, in a transaction that proved both opportunistic and strategic for the southeast Asian country.

On Wednesday Aroundtown became the seventh property company in the last month to sell bonds in Europe. It followed the trend of its peers by extending the maturity profile of its debt with a €500m 8.5 year transaction.

The UK Debt Management Office broke yet another record on Tuesday, building its largest ever book in cash terms for an inflation linked syndication. The demand was such that the bond then tightened in secondary to move past the fair value level at the book open, said one of the leads.

SNCF Réseau launched its first 30 year green bond on Tuesday, following the example set by European Investment Bank at the end of June. KfW was also out in euros with a long 15 year — and more borrowers might be tempted to bring euro deals at the long end, said bankers.

Five new high yield offerings, including the biggest floating rate note seen in Europe so far this year, entered the market this week. The FRN is a sign that frontiers are becoming blurred between different leveraged finance markets for debt buyers, said bankers.

The Republic of Indonesia launched a dual tranche dollar deal on Tuesday morning in Asia, and began marketing a seven year euro portion when London opened.

Respite from a two week old rout in eurozone government bond yields allowed two public sector borrowers on Monday to venture out with mandates for long dated euro deals. But analysts warned that the sovereign bond sell-off could have more room left to run.