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Philippine oil refining company Petron Corp’s loan that was launched into general at $300m, is likely to increase to $400m after getting a good response.

Vietnam based polyester product manufacturer Formosa Industries, a subsidiary of Taiwanese conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group, has wound up a $110m offshore borrowing with a club of four banks.

South Africa’s Standard Bank is in the market with a $375m three year loan as it looks to refinance debt in smaller size and tighter levels.

IFC Development has wrapped up a HK$10bn ($1.29bn) self-arranged club with 16 banks, doubling its fundraising in a repeat of a financing it signed in 2012.

French supermarket group Casino Guichard-Perrachon made the most of a quiet week in the investment grade bond market when it priced a €900m 12 year bond on Wednesday at 125bp over mid-swaps, needing almost no new issue premium to bring in €2.6bn of orders.

French supermarket group Casino Guichard-Perrachon made the most of a quiet week in the investment grade bond market when it priced a €900m 12 year bond on Wednesday at 125bp over mid-swaps, needing almost no new issue premium to bring in €2.6bn of orders.

The international arm of Taiwan’s Chailease Finance is likely to exercise the greenshoe option on its $120m three year loan, with preliminary indications showing it could go up to $135m.

Indomobil Finance Indonesia has finalised allocations for its three year loan of $172.5m, increasing it from the launch size of $100m, with eight banks joining during general.

Coal miner Adaro Energy Indonesia has wrapped up its $1.25bn club loan, with fourteen banks coming on board.

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Mexico issued its first Samurai bond without the assistance of the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) in 14 years on Tuesday, breaking pricing and maturity records.

India’s state-owned Power Finance Corp (PFC) launched its $250m five year loan into general syndication on July 11 with three participation levels, while NTPC has picked the lead for its own fundraising.