Mizuho

Ball Corp, the US metal packaging manufacturer, has signed $4.15bn of debt facilities backing its $6.4bn acquisition of Rexam, the UK can manufacturer.

Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) will start investor meetings this week ahead of a potential public bond market debut.

TCC Group subsidiary Berli Jucker Public Co has signed up nine lenders for a €3.2bn ($3.5bn) portion of a larger loan to support its acquisition of retailer Big C Supercenter.

South Korea’s Shinhan Bank made a strong impression on bank capital investors this week, pricing a 10 year bullet tier two. Some of the credit for the transaction’s success goes to the fundamental strength of the issuer and the investor-friendly structure of the bond, but market participants say Shinhan’s willingness to pay up also deserves kudos.

Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba is understood to have seen a good turnout for a roadshow held on Thursday for its $3bn syndicated loan. Bankers reckon the pricing and the potential use of proceeds contributed to the appeal.

There was little sign of post-AB InBev indigestion in the corporate market on Thursday as Energias de Portugal issued a €600m seven year bond.

Shinhan Bank is looking to tie up its first tier two bond in the international market, launching an up to $500m offering on Thursday.

Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba has launched its latest loan at $3bn, less than a week after it signed an agreement with eight mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners. However, the financing could be even bigger, with the top group hoping demand will be strong enough to increase it to $4bn by the end of syndication.

Hong Kong MTR Corp’s tightly priced HK$15bn ($1.9bn) loan has attracted interest from more than 20 banks in syndication, according to sources.

A $300m three year loan for Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has been allocated, with the borrowing capped at the launch size despite an oversubscription.

Indian Oil Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp have launched their respective borrowings, worth a collective $580m, into general syndication. Both are offering the same base margin, but the latter is being generous with its all-ins for new banks.

Fuji Machine Manufacturing issued a ¥10bn ($89m) convertible bond on Wednesday, selling it outside Japan. Mizuho led the deal, which was priced at the top of the range, eight times oversubscribed.