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This week, Elysium Healthcare successfully refinanced the loan that backed its leveraged buyout by BC Partners, getting a bigger size and better pricing three months after the original deal was met with a lukewarm reception from investors.

Sanlam, the South African insurer and wealth manager, has raised R5.7bn ($489m) to finance its takeover of Saham Finances, the Middle East and Africa-focused insurance company.

Carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has amended its existing €6.25bn revolving credit facility to stretch out the maturity to 2023, but loans bankers are concerned about the low volumes of business to look forward to.

Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri, the largest mobile operator in Turkey, has mandated three banks to arrange a 10 year dollar bond.

The UAE’s largest private healthcare company, NMC Healthcare, has signed a $2bn loan with a club of international banks, continuing a growing trend of Middle Eastern private companies entering the syndicated loan market.

France announced on Tuesday that it will come to market for an 18 year inflation linked benchmark, making the most of a pre-Easter lull in issuance.

This week is a tale of two IPOs and how sellers react to the market volatility. One seller has decided to pull a deal that no longer made financial sense, while another has chosen to resize its IPO to get it done.

Saudi Arabia has had to scale back banks grappling to get on its $16bn loan, which will be used to refinance a $10bn loan taken out in 2016.

European levfin investors are optimistic as the market heads into the Easter break, with buyers enjoying better pricing and terms even as issuers prepare to launch a fresh bout of speculative grade paper over the next few weeks.

The IPO of Gategroup, the Swiss airline catering company, has been cancelled after market conditions led to a 'gap in valuations' between the issuer and buyers.

China-based Sunlands Online Education Group has bagged $149.5m from its US IPO after pricing the deal at the bottom of guidance.

Lemon Tree Hotels has kicked off bookbuilding for a potential Rp10.4bn ($159.9m) IPO, after placing nearly a third of the shares with anchor investors.