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After LeasePlan postponed its €1.55bn bond last week, US software producer Solera Holdings stands alone in the European high yield market as it roadshows a $2bn acquisition bond. But some bankers said that it will be hard for the Texan issuer to draw any lessons from LeasePlan's pain.

Tritax Big Box Reit, a UK logistics real estate investment trust, closed a £200m follow-on capital raising on Friday morning, having increased the deal from a £100m-£150m range.

Despite the flimsy state of Europe's high yield market, its sister leveraged loan business remains vibrant, and this year is the most open of the four main leveraged finance markets: bonds and loans in dollars and euros, writes Max Bower.

Solera, the US insurance claims processor, held bank meetings on Tuesday in New York and Wednesday in London for a $1.9bn term loan ‘B’, backing its $6.5bn acquisition by Vista Equity Partners.

Few bankers were happy with their bonuses at the start of 2016, despite a surge in the value of their payments.

The pent-up demand from equity owners to sell down blocks of shares was evident again on Thursday evening, as two deals were launched, after the Euro Stoxx 50 had managed to rise 0.3% on the day.

Acadia, the US psychiatric and behavioural healthcare provider, closed its $955m term loan facility on Thursday after first adding, then removing, a sterling tranche.

Fitch upgraded Cobre del Mayo to CC on Monday following the successful completion of an exchange of the Mexican copper miner’s outstanding eurobonds.

Onorato Armatori, the Italian ferry operator, woke up the high yield market with a four day roadshow on Monday for its €300m debut bond. The issuer was followed by four more announcements.

The US firm has been on a trajectory of almost constant growth since the financial crisis. Now it is clipping its wings in fixed income and looking to capitalise on its strengths in European investment banking, writes David Rothnie.

Veritas Technologies, the US software firm that Carlyle Group is buying from Symantec, will aim to complete a revised $7.4bn sale next week after failing to secure financing in November.

India's Quick Heal Technologies wrapped up investor meetings for its $70m-$80m IPO last week and plans to open books in mid-February, according to sources.