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French oil company Total pumped up €20bn of orders for its €5bn hybrid bond, the second biggest corporate hybrid ever and the largest amount issued on one day.

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Regional issuers from Germany and Sweden had no problem finding demand for deals on Thursday, as a pair of issuers sold oversubscribed bonds.

América Móvil has picked six banks to arrange a global Mexican peso note, with investor meetings starting on Friday.

The Costa Rican finance ministry took the unusual step of revealing how it selected the bookrunners for its next bond — before the deal has happened.

First Gulf Bank priced its $750m bond from a book of $1.7bn on Tuesday afternoon in London, offering a 5bp-10bp new issue premium.

A pair of regional issuers mandated banks for euro deals in the 10 year part of the curve on Wednesday.

Quanta Computer's subsidiary, Quanta International, has picked a group of 19 banks to supply funds for its $700m self arranged loan.

First Gulf Bank priced its $750m bond from a book of $1.7bn on Tuesday afternoon in London, offering a 5bp-10bp new issue premium.

Two important policy developments in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) are set to revolutionise the way in which entities based there can raise funds and transfer them.

OVS, the Italian clothing producer and retailer owned by Gruppo Coin, is raising a €475m loan alongside its planned IPO, to pay down debt.

Canal de Isabel II Gestión, the municipal utility company that supplies water and waste water services to the Madrid region, issued its first euro bond, a €500m 10 year, on Tuesday. The deal found plenty of demand, getting €3.3bn of orders.