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Frankfurt-listed online fashion retailer Global Fashion Group has placed €120m of stock to fund future growth during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has accelerated the trend of more consumers shopping online.

Qatar National Bank, by assets the largest bank in the Middle East and North Africa, has raised a dual tranche $3.5bn syndicated loan, one of the largest emerging market loans signed this year.

CapitaLand Retail China Trust (CRCT) took advantage of strong investor demand for its placement to fully exercise a greenshoe option and raise S$245.4m ($182.8m) on Tuesday.

Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance Co is set to launch a Rmb4.9bn ($747m) auto loan asset backed securitization next week.

As investors sought gold and silver as a hedge against inflation and uncertainty, investment banks with the capabilities to act in these markets benefitted. Some made more than $100m in precious metals in the third quarter, according to Coalition Greenwich.

Orbit Capital, the UK housing association, had its £300m November 2038 bond issue more than five times subscribed on Tuesday, as more borrowers line up trades in a rip-roaring week for new corporate bond issuance in Europe.

Deutsche Bank and HSBC Holdings were targeting the dollar market with new loss-absorbing senior deals on Tuesday, having each raised debt in euros earlier this month.

Gategroup, the Swiss airline hospitality company, has negotiated with lenders to extend the maturity on its syndicated loan facilities as part of a major debt restructuring for the Covid-battered firm.

A flurry of Gulf issuers was on track on Tuesday to securing last minute bond funding, as investor appetite appeared insatiable for emerging market debt amid a rally that may well be curtailed by the impending US Thanksgiving holiday.

CapitaLand Retail China Trust is tapping equity investors for S$300m ($223.16m) to fund a spate of property acquisitions.

The People’s Republic of China is planning a comeback to the euro bond market this week, one month after selling its first dollar trade in the US.

The high grade corporate bond market burst into life on Monday, with mandates for a diverse range of trades from hybrids to sustainability-linked bonds hitting screens to take advantage of the unexpectedly positive November issuance window.