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Liberty Living, the UK student accommodation provider, built a strong order book for its debut bond on Tuesday. It raised £500m, split equally between seven and 12 year tranches.

On Tuesday, American fast food chain operator McDonald’s sold the sixth reverse yankee deal in a month, issuing a long six year tranche and a 12 year tranche to raise €1.2bn.

Reliance Industries took advantage of the receptive market backdrop this week to seal a $800m bond on Monday, getting away with the tightest 10 year dollar note from an Indian corporate, according to bankers.

The year-end bond rush is upon us, with a number of issuers from China, India and South Korea mandating banks on Tuesday for their planned dollar bonds.

GAC-Sofinco Auto Finance completed a Rmb4bn ($603.6m) asset-backed securities transaction on Monday, its first in China since 2014. The originator focused on tight pricing, thereby snubbing investors vying for a bargain, but it still gained the support of accounts familiar with its business.

Banks running dollar deals for Philippine homebuilder Vista Land & Lifescapes and Indonesian energy company ABM Investama steered the transactions to success on Monday despite a shaky market for high yield credits.

China State Construction International Holdings and Shenzhen International Holdings are taking bids for dollar bonds, while Yiwu State-owned Capital Operation Co has mandated banks for a Reg S deal. On the other hand, Lifestyle International Holdings has decided not to pursue its fundraising for the time being.

Export Development Canada is out with a three year dollar global that carries no-grow language — a tactic the agency once used frequently but dropped from its other benchmarks this year.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co has signed its $6bn debut syndicated loan facility with 13 banks. The deal was well received by banks, driving down pricing to new lows.

China’s Liaoning Fangda Group Industrial Co and BlueFocus Communication Group Co are meeting investors this week for their first international bond offerings. Huarong Real Estate Co, meanwhile, will hit the road for a euro deal.

India’s Reliance Industries is the first to take advantage of the positive sentiment around the country following the sovereign’s ratings upgrade last week. The petrochemical to digital services conglomerate started marketing a dollar bond on Monday morning.

Philippine homebuilder Vista Land & Lifescapes is back in the offshore debt market after a near two year break, and is taking bids for a new transaction.