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High yield bankers insist that the European market will not be paralysed by some of the banks holding debt they have been unable to sell, even after the failure of last week's €1.55bn financing for LeasePlan.

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has a reputation for recalibrating pricing in the region’s syndicated loan market and its latest HK$15bn ($1.9bn) dual-tranche facility is no different. The company has returned to the market after a gap of nearly 10 years, but its long absence is unlikely to pose a challenge, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.

Loans for ONGC Videsh and Saka Energi Indonesia have had commitments from banks, with the former likely to close at the end of this week.

A $465m 21 month refinancing for Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) has gone into general syndication after the borrower mandated banks for the loan in December 2015.

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp is seeking a loan of HK$15bn ($1.9bn) in two tranches and has picked a quartet of banks to helm the trade.

Singapore-based wastewater treatment company Hyflux has returned to the loan market for a $300m triple currency refinancing.

A $1.775bn loan for ONGC Videsh, the international arm of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has attracted commitments from just two lenders in syndication, with the deal due to close by the end of this week.

Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) has launched a $465m 21 month refinancing into general syndication with three participation levels on offer.

Standard Bank is in the market for two loans, a $750m deal for Standard Bank of South Africa and a deal for its Kenyan subsidiary, Stanbic Kenya, according to bankers.

The China auto ABS market is having a busy start this year with SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance poised to follow in the footsteps of Beijing Hyundai and Volkswagen to become the third issuer in 2016. But the originator is creating a first for Chinese auto ABS with a revolving structure.

Indian refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL), which in December picked five banks to supply a $465m 21 month refinancing, is set to open the transaction to retail lenders next week.

Citigroup could issue its first yen bonds in over two years this week, after mandating banks for a five year issue in global format.