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Verizon Communications brought back memories of its $49bn record-breaking bond in September with a $4.5bn offering this week that sucked in nearly $23bn of orders.

State Bank of India is due to launch a $390m loan into syndication soon, increasing the size from the original $300m. At one point the loan was on track to be $420m, but this was scuppered when one lender dropped out of the top level.

ONGC Videsh, the international arm of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp, launched its $1.775bn five year term loan last Friday, pricing the transaction at 165bp over dollar Libor.

Indonesian power company has closed the limited syndication phase of its $1.127bn loan, which saw two commitments come in during general. But four additional lenders expected to join when GlobalCapital Asia last reported on the transaction have ditched the deal, according to a banker.

ONGC Videsh, the international arm of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp, launched its $1.775bn five year term loan on the evening of Friday, March 7, pricing the transaction at 165bp over dollar Libor.

Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) printed the second-largest ever Samurai by a Korean issuer on Thursday.

State Bank of India has decided to increase the size of its loan to $420m from the original $300m, after 14 banks jumped on the transaction. But with a general launch still planned, it is likely to increase even further.

Adira Dinamika Multi Finance launched its $200m facility to the market last Friday, pricing the deal at 175bp over dollar Libor — and managing to save 5bp over its previous loan.

Bharat Petroleum Corp launched its $300m three year loan into general syndication on Wednesday, with the original leads managing to rope in one more bank at the top level before opening to the market, while also increasing the size from the original $250m.

Indian mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp has hit the market with its $300m five year loan, offering lenders a chance to gain exposure to a rare credit.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ slotted a fifth tranche into its blow-out $4bn bond on Tuesday, adding a 30 year bond after US investors showed strong appetite for the longer tenor.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ launched a four - possibly three - tranche dollar offering on Tuesday afternoon, after bankers pushed back announcement of the deal from this morning to first gauge the performance of Asian markets amid the mounting political crisis.