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Before 2017, US crowd services provider Equinix had not issued a bond in euros. But it has now visited the European high yield market three times, having completed its latest deal on Wednesday.

Five new investment grade corporate bond deals were priced on Tuesday and, while pricing was competitive, none of the issuers allowed for any growth in the size of the deals as all five used a no-grow strategy.

Indian state-owned refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) has mandated four lenders for a new offshore syndicated loan.

Two Indonesian finance companies that serve customers in the automobile sector have launched deals in quick succession.

A number of Indian issuers are preparing to head to the international debt market, as the appeal of offshore fundraising rises amid pressure in the domestic bond market.

India's Tata Steel, which mandated a group of 21 lenders in January for a new loan, has shrunk the size of the fundraising following a blowout bond issuance.

Türk Eximbank is in the market for a $300m loan to refinance debt and support exporters.

US chip maker Broadcom has received commitments from 12 lenders for a staggering $100bn funding package to finance its acquisition of technology company Qualcomm.

Qatar National Bank (QNB) has signed a $3.5bn loan with 21 international banks, with one of those also selling over $2.3bn of MTNs for the issuer, showing that banks’ jitters about supporting Qatari entities in the wake of the dispute between the sultanate and six other Arab states have partly been assuaged. Bianca Boorer and Virginia Furness report.

State owned German rail operator Deutsche Bahn had a clear run at the euro investment grade corporate bond market on Thursday when it decided to sell its second bond of the year in the currency. The 15.5 year tenor it opted for extended its existing debt curve.

State owned German rail operator Deutsche Bahn had a clear run at the euro investment grade corporate bond market on Thursday when it decided to sell its second bond of the year in the currency. The 15.5 year tenor the issuer opted for extended its existing debt curve.

Qatar National Bank has signed a $3.5bn loan with 21 international banks, showing that banks' jitters about supporting Qatari entities in the wake of the dispute between the sultanate and six other Arab states have partly been assuaged.