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Transport infrastructure group Ferrovial on Wednesday returned to the bond market after a two year absence, selling a €500m note. It was followed later in the week by two other Spanish corporates.

US-listed Chinese travel company Ctrip.com International has raised $2.2bn after pricing a convertible bond and a block of American Depositary Shares.

Fixed income investors had plenty digest on Thursday with a total of seven Chinese issuers vying for attention. The majority are eyeing dollars but two names are venturing into offshore renminbi.

Instituto de Crédito Oficial showed on Wednesday that the strong demand present in the dollar market over the last few months is not solely the preserve of the highest rated issuers.

GlobalCapital announces the results of its first full scale, standalone set of Sustainable and Responsible Capital Markets Awards.

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.