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Saudi Arabia sold its second euro denominated bond on Wednesday, achieving a negative yield — the first bond of its kind from a Middle East issuer. However, some in the market were underwhelmed with the transaction, which they say is evident in the deal statistics.

Bureau Veritas, the French laboratory testing company, has amended its €600m bank line to include ESG elements, as the company is on course to breeze through its relaxed covenant restrictions at the next evaluation.

The Export-Import Bank of Korea returned to the offshore renminbi bond market after nearly three years this week. It took advantage of a recent rally in the CNH swap rate to raise Rmb1.5bn ($232.4m). Addison Gong reports.

Indian telecommunication company Bharti Airtel found strong support from global investors for its bond this week, allowing it to raise more money than expected and price the $1.25bn deal at a tight level.

Hong Kong's Castle Peak Power Co sold its third energy transition bond on Wednesday, raising $300m and solidifying its leadership in the sector in Asia.

Private equity firm Blackstone has launched into syndication a $360m loan that will support its leveraged buyout of India’s Piramal Glass.

Guotai Junan International Holdings broke a two-year absence from the dollar bond market this week to raise $400m.

Equinix, the US data centre real estate investment trust, got a slightly larger size than expected for its dual tranche euro green bond on Wednesday, but its curve steepened.

Saudi Arabia was set to sell its second ever bond in euros on Wednesday. The bond, which will allow the kingdom to further diversify its investor base, is expected to tighten considerably from initial price thoughts.

The Export-Import Bank of Korea has returned to the offshore renminbi (CNH) bond market after nearly three years, to take advantage of a recent rally in the CNH swap rate and investor demand for high quality Korean deals.

Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) took a three-pronged approach to its deal on Tuesday, raising nearly $1bn across two dollar bonds and one Hong Kong dollar tranche. The bank was able to squeeze the spread on its notes to new lows, riding on the strong secondary market performance of deals from the big Chinese banks.

KommuneKredit mandated banks on Tuesday to follow its Nordic peer into the 10 year part of the euro curve, in what will only be the second public deal in the euro SSA primary market this week.