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Geopolitical tensions around North Korea did not close the primary debt market this week, as Hyundai Motor Group’s US arm snapped up $1bn from a triple-tranche deal and Kookmin Bank priced a $500m trade on Monday.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has set up a subsidiary in Amsterdam, giving it an option for its securities business once the UK leaves the EU.

KazMunayGas Kashagan (KMGK), one of the owners of the Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan, has increased a five year secured oil prepayment loan facility to $2bn, to fund repayments to buyers under its production sharing agreement.

A chunky $4.108bn leveraged buyout financing, for the acquisition of Global Logistic Properties by a consortium of Chinese investors, has entered into general syndication.

BOC Aviation landed safely with its dual-tranche bond on Monday, pricing both the $500m portions inside its curve. While participation from US investors was significant, Asian accounts were still the price leaders, helping the issuer keep its costs low, said bankers.

On Monday, Japanese brewer Asahi Group brought the fourth European bond issue by a beer producer in Europe in 2017. The €1.2bn dual tranche offering was the largest of four new issues in the euro corporate bond market, all of which were rated triple-B and paid double digit new issue premiums.

BOC Aviation took off with its first dollar-denominated dual-tranche offering on Monday, marking a rapid return to the international debt market this year.

The loan backing Global Logistic Properties’ (GLP) leveraged buyout by a consortium of Chinese investors has been launched into senior syndication at a smaller size of $4.108bn, said bankers arranging the financing.

Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has invited lenders to participate in a five year $500m fundraising, with general syndication kicking off on Monday.

ONGC Videsh (OVL) has closed its dual currency $844m equivalent loan with just one lender joining the dollar tranche in syndication, said a banker who arranged the borrowing.

Adira Dinamika Multi Finance has signed up lenders to a $250m borrowing, following a good run in general syndication that allowed the company to hike the loan.

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