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French toll road operator Holding d’Infrastructures de Transport paid a hefty premium last Friday as it sold a dual tranche bond to help refinance its March 2018 note. The Baa3 rated subsidiary of Spanish infrastructure company Abertis suffered from the uncertainty surrounding a takeover of its parent company.

The dollar tranche of Ülker’s second loan of the year has been priced 20bp tighter than on its first loan of 2017, suggesting the market is swinging in Turkish borrowers’ favour as political noise in the country quietens down.

Investment grade issuers China State Construction International Holdings and Shenzhen International Holdings raised $800m and $300m, respectively, on Tuesday. But their bonds struggled to perform in secondary due to lingering softness in the market.

Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) extended its curve with a 30 year dollar bond on Tuesday, part of a multi-tranche deal in which it raised a hefty $3.275bn in two currencies.

Dividend recapitalisation deals, like Ten Cate’s new €125m term loan, launched on Tuesday, are on the rise. The technique, considered aggressive by leveraged loan investors, is nevertheless becoming more common and accepted in the present issuer's market.

Chinese issuers are storming the debt market this week, with Tuesday seeing the Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim), Shanghai Commercial Bank and Oceanwide Holdings Co among the borrowers enticing investors.

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.

The Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) is holding investor calls on Monday for its third offshore transaction of 2017, opting again for a combination of dollars and euros, and possibly its first 30 year dollar bond.

French toll road operator Holding d'Infrastructures de Transport paid a hefty premium on Friday as it sold a dual tranche bond to help refinance its March 2018 note.

The supply of hybrid bonds continued this week, with an additional feature — both hybrids sold this week were certified as green bonds.

UK pest control company Rentokil launched its €400m seven year offering on Thursday morning, alongside two three year offerings from the utility and car leasing sectors.

Central and eastern European real estate giant Nepi opened books on its first deal as newly formed Nepi Rockcastle on Thursday morning.