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Country Garden Holdings Company (CoGard) and SEA Holdings are planning their comebacks to the offshore debt market, while Wharf Real Estate Investment Co is set to test its luck with accounts for the first time.

The response to Tata Motors' £640m ($839m) refinancing has been phenomenal, with the loan generating commitments exceeding $1bn, said bankers close to the situation.

The dollar market picked up where it left off in 2017 with tight pricing and bulging order books as borrowers hit the ground running.

Refresco’s $1.25bn acquisition of Cott’s drinks bottling business raises monopoly concerns, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said this week. But market sources see a quick fix ahead.

A $350m-equivalent yen denominated borrowing for Indian power financier National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) has entered primary syndication, testing the market’s appetite for a 10 year maturity.

Mizuho Bank is preparing to sell the first ever Panda bond by a Japanese issuer, after picking three local banks to manage the deal.

Thai Beverage Public Co has enlisted the help of three banks for a 12-month bridge facility to support its acquisition of a stake in Vietnamese brewer Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp (Sabeco), said sources close to the trade.

Reliance Industries has allocated its $2.49bn multi-tranche fundraising among 31 banks, with plans to transfer in the new lenders before the end of the year, said bankers close to the trade.

This week, bankers and investors in the European high yield market sounded a message of confidence to potential issuers of bonds with triple-C ratings, even after BMC cancelled one such deal.

India’s Rural Electrification Corp raised $400m from a three year bullet on Monday, opting for an unusual tenor for a credit from the country, but still finding more than enough support for its deal.

India’s Rural Electrification Corp kicked off the week by launching a three year dollar bond on Monday morning local time.

Public Financial Holdings has returned to the Hong Kong dollar loan market for a HK$1.1bn ($141m) refinancing.