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Birla Carbon has closed a $1.2bn multi-tranche loan after attracting six participants during senior syndication, according to a banker close to the situation.

South Africa’s Investec Bank has doubled the size from launch of its two year syndicated term loan to $600m, after a 'significant' oversubscription.

Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance is selling a Rmb4.5bn ($674.4m) ABS deal next week — the first by a foreign originator in the second half. Sources say the originator has been afforded a nice window to issue given the looser onshore liquidity, but it will enjoy less flexibility around the structure of the deal.

CNCB (Hong Kong) Investment, a subsidiary of China’s Citic Group, has started wooing banks to its $500m debut loan.

Guarantor: Japan

Carmakers took advantage of a light calendar and an improving backdrop to reopen the dollar bond market after a week-long supply drought.

Philippine conglomerate San Miguel has closed senior syndication of its $1.1bn loan, attracting seven participants, according to a banker close to the situation.

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) raised $3.5bn from a triple-tranche bond deal in its first outing in the dollar market since November.

Indonesian power company Perusahaan Listrik Negara is seeking an up to $2bn debut loan, but has surprised some bankers with the tight pricing on offer.

The European Investment Bank is set to bring the first five year dollar benchmark from an SSA in nearly three weeks — and only the third since the first quarter — after mandating banks on Monday. The issuer will be joined by a triple tranche trade from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.

Two Chinese companies, United Asia Finance and Greentown China Holdings, have received strong responses to their offshore borrowings, allowing them to increase the loan sizes.

United Asia Finance, a Hong Kong-based consumer loan provider, has closed its latest dual-currency borrowing, raising the equivalent of HK$4.7bn ($599m).