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Sodexo, the French catering, support and care services group, hit the euro market on the same day the US released nonfarm payrolls for a €600m 10.5 year bond that clinched "super tight" pricing.

Electricité de France tapped three different European investor bases in one go on Thursday as it hit the euro, Swissie and green markets for €3.1bn-equivalent of bonds.

Rabobank found few problems opening books on its first green senior bond on Tuesday, and more banks could follow in the fourth quarter of what is already a record-breaking year for the format in FIG.

Seven banks subscribed to a $297m loan for Blackstone’s acquisition of Indian fintech firm Mphasis during general syndication. The deal was initially conceived as a $405m facility but the amount was reduced after an open offer.

UK waste management company Shanks has agreed a €600m facility for its €482m acquisition of Dutch competitor Van Gansewinkel Group.

Investors threw off the caution on Thursday that saw them hesitate over lower-rated investment grade corporate bond deals offering low spreads on earlier in the week.

An overnight share sale in India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank fetched Rp36.5bn ($545.6m) for ING Groep on Thursday, with the trade feted as one of the largest blocks in the country to price at a 0% discount.

IMCD, the Rotterdam-headquartered speciality chemicals firm, is marketing a €125m Schuldschein with tenors of five and seven years. The deal could grow beyond the launch size if demand is sufficient.

Korea Housing Finance Corp and Cariparma Crédit Agricole have hired lead managers to arrange investor meetings, with a view to issuing covered bonds in dollars and euros, respectively.

Korea Housing Finance Corp and Cariparma Crédit Agricole have hired lead managers to arrange investor meetings, with a view to issuing covered bonds in dollars and euros, respectively.

Fertiliser producer EuroChem signed a $800m pre-export finance facility (PXF) refinancing last week, with the borrower shuffling its bank group as Chinese lenders play a growing role in Russian corporate loans.

Hong Kong and China-based fintech lender WeLab could be a sign of things to come in the Asian syndicated loans market as the start-up seeks out its debut borrowing. Some banks will no doubt cast off the industry as a fad and give it a miss. But now is as good a time as any to take a fresh look at fintech.