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German consumer goods group Henkel touched negative yields as it tapped three currencies for a €2.2bn equivalent four tranche bond deal on Tuesday, pulling in a monster order book.

Nordic Investment Bank printed in the Australian dollar market on Wednesday, a rare appearance for an issuer that used to be a more regular visitor to Kangaroo bonds.

Korea Development Bank raised $1bn from a dual-tranche offering on Tuesday, achieving one of the narrowest spreads for the country’s issuers since 2008. And by using a pretty aggressive strategy, KDB priced its 10 year at a tighter spread than its three year notes.

A special purpose vehicle backed by the state-owned sponsor of Mexico City’s new airport will begin a roadshow on Friday ahead of a planned green bond.

A trio of public sector borrowers are set to spray the short end of the dollar curve with deals on Wednesday, including one making its first visit in over two years, as markets priced in an ever decreasing chance of a rate rise at the next US Federal Open Market Committee meeting later this month.

Bayer and Monsanto have moved a step closer to agreeing a multi-billion dollar merger as Bayer confirmed that the two are in advanced discussions. A takeover would include the largest loan of the year of about $65bn.

Korea Development Bank was courting investors on Tuesday for its fixed rate dual tranche dollar offering, replicating the SEC-registered format used for its January outing.

Barclays has hired Tim Throsby, who is global head of equities at JP Morgan, to two senior roles, as chief executive of the corporate and investment bank, and president of Barclays corporate and international. Throsby will take up the posts in January, subject to regulatory approval.

British American Tobacco issued the first corporate sterling bond of the autumn on Monday as it reached for tenor, tapping the market for a 36 year deal.

A dire year for hybrid issuance received some cheer on Monday as German utilities company ENBW mandated three banks for a transaction in the asset class, the European market’s third such deal this year.

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has increased the size of its seven year loan from $750m to $1.5bn after strong demand in syndication, said one banker on the deal.