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Grupo Sura, the owner of the largest pension fund in Latin America and the largest bank in Colombia, raised $550m of 10 year senior unsecured bonds on Tuesday as Latin American high grade corporates finally took advantage of a receptive market.

Severstal, the steelmaker, reopened the Russian convertible bond market on Tuesday, with what bankers on the deal said was the first issue since 2013.

Novacap, the French pharmaceutical and chemical group, has launched €525m of debt to back its buyout by Eurazeo.

Investors gorged themselves on McDonald’s bonds on Tuesday, as the US hamburger restaurant chain issued €2.5bn of bonds in three tranches, which were nearly six times oversubscribed.

Kuoni, the Swiss travel company, will hold bank meetings on Thursday for debt backing its buyout by private equity firm EQT, following a near three month gestation period.

The UK’s Debt Management Office sold a £4.75bn tap of its July 2065s on Tuesday as the impending referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union showed no impact on demand.

Mexican refrigerated food company Sigma Alimentos sold the first dollar denominated high grade private sector bond from Latin America this year on Monday, taking advantage of low corporate supply to tighten pricing.

Yadea Group Holdings has flagged off pre-marketing for its $200m-$250m IPO in Hong Kong, as it looks to open books by the middle of next week, according to sources close to the deal.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) fetched $3bn from a multi-tranche dollar deal on Monday that saw a 30 note added mid-way due to reverse enquiry. But unlike its last outing, the oil and gas giant kept the size relatively small in favour of tight pricing.

Alibaba Group Holdings has wound up its latest five year bullet at an increased size of $4bn after attracting robust demand during general syndication.

Numis Securities’ bold block trade in Saga shares on Thursday night has catapulted it into the top 10 in Dealogic’s equity capital markets league table for 2016.

Inovyn, the UK-headquartered chorvinyls (PVC) producer 50% owned by Ineos, has set price guidance on its €835m term loan ‘B’ backing its €335m buyout of equity partner Solvay.