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Noble Group, a supplier of agricultural and energy products, metals and minerals, has increased the final size of its loan to $2bn from the launch size of $1.35bn, with an impressive showing in syndication as some 40 banks joined.

Reed Elsevier, the Anglo-Dutch business and technical publishing company, followed two of its closest peers into the bond market today, with a €350m floating rate issue.

Telefónica is no rare bond issuer, but remarkably, it has not issued a substantial euro senior bond for nearly a year, having sold a €1.75bn hybrid in March.

State Bank of India has closed its loan at $554.5m, managing to gather enough demand during syndication to increase its borrowing from the launch size of $390m.

Noble Group, a supplier of agricultural and energy products, metals and minerals, has increased the final size of its loan to $2bn from the launch size of $1.35bn, with an impressive showing in syndication that saw some 40 banks join in.

At a time when many borrowers are being drawn to club loans as a way to obtain cheaper pricing, Beijing Enterprises Holdings (BEHL) is going against the tide. It has opened up a HK$3bn ($387m) loan to lenders, marking not only its return to the syndicated market after a four year gap, but also a change in strategy since its last fundraising.

Indomobil Finance Indonesia has returned to the market for a $100m three year facility, launched into syndication on Thursday, May 8. At the same time, fellow borrower Pelabuhan Indonesia II has also picked banks for its separate $1bn five year.

A group of seven banks are tipped to win the mandate for Pelabuhan Indonesia II’s $1bn five year loan, which when finalised, will launch into syndication.

At a time when many borrowers are moving towards club loans over syndication as a way to obtain cheaper pricing, Beijing Enterprises Holdings is going against the tide. It has opened up a HK$3bn ($387m) loan to lenders, marking not only its return to the syndicated market after a four year gap, but also a change in strategy since its last fundraising.

For the past 13 years Asiamoney has revealed the top domestic banks, equity houses and debt houses in the region's largest financial markets. For our 25th anniversary edition we have amalgamated these winners to reveal which institutions in Asia have best stood the test of time. Richard Morrow reports.

Taqa used the strategy of a capped size and fair starting point for price talk to print its $750m 10 year bond 10bp inside its outstanding curve on Tuesday, according to a lead manager. It built a $4.55bn book in the process.

SingTel signed loans worth a chunky S$3.5bn ($2.8bn) via two separate facilities this week, with a large number of banks piling in.