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Saipem, the Italian oil services company, on Thursday priced €1bn of unsecured bonds in a high yield market still looking at a thin pipeline.

UK distressed debt buyer Arrow Global this week returned to the market, after selling euros in April, with a refinancing deal to repay in full its 7.875% 2020 notes.

The German lender has appointed leads to market its first senior unsecured green deal from next week.

Sirius Minerals, the company developing a potash mine in North Yorkshire, has mandated six banks to arrange $2.6bn financing for the project.

Maybank Kim Eng, the securities arm of the Malaysian lender, has added to its team in the UK with a slew of hires.

Postal Savings Bank of China met with the sponsors of its upcoming $8bn Hong Kong IPO in Beijing on Thursday as the issuer approaches hitting the market, according to a source involved in the transaction.

Big bids from across Europe allowed Slovenia to tighten pricing by more than 10bp on its euro market return on Wednesday.

General Motors Financial, the financing subsidiary of the US automotive giant, hit the European corporate bond market with speed on Wednesday as it issued a benchmark transaction.

Slovenia became the first central and eastern European name to tap the core currency markets after the summer lull on Wednesday with a reopening of its €1bn March 2035s.

Banks are signing documents for the $4bn of acquisition loans for South African-based Steinhoff on Wednesday. The deal has gone “better than expected,” according to one lead banker.

JP Morgan has lost Singapore-based Chetan Singh to UK insurer Aviva, where he will lead mergers and acquisitions globally.

Two Chinese high yield names made their mark on Tuesday, with Road King Infrastructure bagging $500m and Haikou Meilan International Airport netting $200m from its first G3 bond offering.