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Basic Fit, the Dutch low-cost gyms operator, has sold €204m of new shares to finance growth opportunities once its sites are permitted to reopen.

FedEx, the US delivery company, picked Europe to print its debut sustainability bond on Tuesday, as the region’s green and environmental, social and governance debt market is “years ahead” of the US.

Russian steelmaker Metalloinvest has secured a $350m credit line from international lenders. Metalloinvest is the second Russian corporate to tap international lenders since fresh sanctions were announced against Russia by the United States.

Sovcomflot, the majority state-owned Russian shipping company, defied some market participants' expectations on Tuesday by coming to market to raise dollar debt just days after a fresh wave of US sanctions on Russia.

A handful of investment grade corporate borrowers are out with mandates on Monday, with market conditions improving for them after last week’s bonds have traded tighter despite pricing with small premiums.

Royal Schiphol, the Dutch airport, sold €1bn of debt on Thursday, as highly rated names found solid support in the European corporate bond market.

Royal Schiphol, the Dutch airport, sold €1bn of debt on Thursday, as highly rated names continue to find solid support in the European corporate bond market.

Montea, the real estate investment trust in Belgium, has sold €235m of green US private placements. The deal is the latest in a succession green trades to hit the market.

Trans-Oil Group, a Moldova agriculture company, was in the market on Wednesday for a dollar bond. The issuer has a rocky history in debt markets, following a failed attempt at a debut bond in 2018.

Eurogrid, the German power network company, made light work of a bond market outing on Tuesday, obtaining more than five times oversubscription for a €500m issue in a market subdued by the looming earnings season.

Berlin Hyp has this week become the first financial institution to issue a sustainability-linked bond. Market participants were divided over whether the structure helped the issuer to achieve better deal terms, but the innovative trade will give other banks an important example to follow.

Sovcomflot, the shipping company majority-owned by the Russian state, is planning to enter the debt capital markets. But the dollar bond mandate comes at a tricky time as military escalation between Russia and Ukraine has caused investor confidence of assets on both sides to fall.