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National Bank of Kuwait has picked banks for its inaugural Basel III compliant tier one security.

Gategroup, the Swiss airline services provider, has signed a €240m revolving credit facility that it will use to replace an older revolver and partially redeem a bond.

German automotive supplier Schaeffler AG on Thursday announced a €1.5bn-equivalent dual currency three tranche bond issue, designed to opportunistically refinance high coupon debt.

Jordanian pharma company Hikma Pharmaceuticals is meeting investors for its inaugural bond, and the first senior unsecured bond from Jordan since 2010.

Astra Sedaya Finance made its debut in the dollar bond market this week, selling a $300m three year bond on Wednesday. Investors were attracted by the rarity of high grade corporate credit from Indonesia, allowing the issuer to increase the size from $250m.

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co priced Hong Kong’s biggest IPO so far this year at the top of its price range to raise HK$7.39bn ($951.67m). Buoyed by its discounted valuation, retail and institutional investors gobbled up shares in the glassmaker.

Quanta Computer subsidiary Quanta International has hit the market for a $750m dual tranche loan after firming up a mandated lead arranger and bookrunner group comprising 18 banks.

Colombia telecoms firm ColTel gave investors juice aplenty on its hybrid perpetual bond on Wednesday. Even bankers off the deal said it boded well for a depressed LatAm corporate bond market.

Anglo American, the London-headquartered South African mining company, has issued a €600m five year bond.

Apax-owned Top Right, the UK information and events group, has launched a £435m-equivalent refinancing loan that will be denominated in dollars and euros.

Teva Pharmaceuticals priced its largest euro-denominated bond on Tuesday with a dual tranche eight and 12 year which came roughly flat to the dollar equivalent, according to bankers.

National Bank of Kuwait has mandated banks for its inaugural a Basel III compliant tier one security.