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Interoute, the UK data networks and centres company, has scheduled bank meetings for Monday in London for a €250m seven year term loan ‘B’, to refinance floating rate notes issued last year. Exterion Media has also closed a £150m div recap loan.

Euro Garages has widened the discount on its £250m term loan ‘C’ to 97.5, with prospects for sterling issuance less clear following a pulled deal last week.

Spain’s real estate investment trust Merlin Properties on Tuesday sold its second issue in a market where most eyes turned to Danone’s €6.2bn jumbo deal.

Commodity trader Gunvor is in the market to refinance its $1.36bn European revolving credit facility $210m of which is due to mature in November 23, according to three bankers.

Two french firms, digital services specialist Econocom Group and research company Ipsos, have both launched Schuldscheine this week with initial sizes of €125m that can be increased.

Food and drinks giant Nestlé has signed €10.5bn of loans to refinance five and one year deals. The company refinanced to secure a similar group of banks in both deals, according to one banker.

Turk Eximbank became the third Turkish borrower to tap the dollar market in less than a week on Tuesday, raising $500m of seven year funding.

Taiwanese solar cell manufacturer Neo Solar Power has raised $120m from a zero coupon convertible bond backed by a standby letter of credit (SBLC). The deal was driven by a hefty fall in NSP’s stock price, pushing the issuer to redeem its outstanding notes early.

Lenders are preparing the financing package for the $3.2bn leveraged buyout of Polish online retailer Allegro. A loan for the deal is likely to be mostly dollar denominated, bankers said.

Indonesian telecommunication tower company Solusi Tunas Pratama has opened the dollar portion of a $350m-equivalent multi-currency loan to retail lenders.

Goodman European partnership, the Luxembourg property vehicle managed by Australian Goodman Group, was alone in the euro market on Thursday with a dual tranche sub benchmark trade.

French sugar and alcohol producer Tereos on Wednesday sold a tap of its 2023 bond. It plans to use the offering’s proceeds to repay high cost bank credit facilities.