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European corporate bond investors had only had one corporate bond deal to consider in August before LafargeHolcim brought its €750m 12 year deal on Tuesday. But that lean period looks to be over as ISS Global followed with a €600m 10 year transaction on Wednesday.

Anglian Water, priced a £250m eight year green bond on Monday. The size and tenor are unremarkable, and in a generation of sustainability and responsibility, a green bond should cause similarly few ripples. However, this was the first sterling-denominated green bond issued by a corporate borrower since 2015.

Eversholt Rail, the UK railway carriage leasing company, returned to the bond market after a six year gap today, to borrow £400m of 25 year amortising debt.

Midstream energy company Oneok made a convincing return to the dollar market on Thursday with its first investment grade deal in two years.

Digital Realty used its Digital Stout Holding entity to sell a dual tranche sterling bond offering on Tuesday. The data solutions provider was overwhelmed with interest for its £600m deal, and will use the proceeds to rid DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT) of existing debt.

Digital Realty used its Digital Stout Holding entity to sell a dual tranche sterling bond offering on Tuesday. The £600m raised from the two tranches will be used to rid DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT) of existing debt.

Dollar borrowers wrapped up their funding projects before the July 4 holiday weekend and dodged a global sell-off as central bankers pointed to the end of monetary stimulus.

International schools operator Nord Anglia has tightened pricing and accelerated the deadline on its $1.22bn-equivalent euro term loan, while up to six leveraged loans are due to close syndication at the end of the week.

On Wednesday BP became the third UK issuer to sell bonds in euros this week. The €1.5bn dual tranche deal followed oil entering bear market territory on Tuesday.

A few months ago political risk was the new big driver of the markets. Yet as UK politics enters its most uncertain period in decades, the country’s banks are jumping into the market and accessing credit cheaply. Supply dynamics, not politics, are king, writes Jasper Cox.

Standard Chartered has hired Clare Francis to be regional head of global banking, Europe. The former Lloyds banker will run its corporate and financial institution business in the region.

Lloyds Bank has launched cash tender offers for about £6bn of dollar, euro and sterling senior bonds, as the UK financial institution looks to shrink the pool of outstanding notes issued from its operating company (opco).