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Oil products storage and distribution firm Puma Energy has increased the size of its latest revolver to $800m from $500m, with 35 lenders making commitments. The company has also managed to extend the maturity on part of a three year facility raised last year.

RCI Banque was one of four corporate issuers in the European bond market on Tuesday, as it printed €600m of seven year notes that won the skinniest new issue premium of the day.

Kaufman & Broad, the French housing developer, completed its ‘re-IPO’ on Thursday, increasing its freefloat from 9% to 45% in a deal that totalled €257m before the greenshoe.

French retailer Fnac has agreed a short term loan agreement to finance its acquisition of Darty shares, made during its bidding war with South African retailer Steinhoff.

Natixis has announced that Selim Mehrez will replace Alain Gallois as global head of fixed income, alongside a string of other appointments in its corporate and investment banking business.

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Investors poured into Belgium’s debut 50 year benchmark vintage this week, with demand so strong that bankers are confident other issuers could soon sip liquidity from the ultra-long tenor.

Türkiye Vakiflar Bankasi, or VakifBank, this week issued the first publicly syndicated Turkish covered bond, sending a powerful message to other Turkish banks and emerging market issuers that the investor base is wide open and eager for more EM names.

French firm Fnac will imminently launch syndication of its loan to buy retailer Darty, after winning a bidding war with South Africa's Steinhoff. Meanwhile, banks supplying a £920m loan for the thwarted rival await instructions.

Belgium cracked open its 50 year bond vintage on Thursday with a deal that drew plenty of praise — while the level of demand even surprised some of those working on the trade.

French retailer Fnac will imminently launch syndication of its €1.35bn Darty acquisition loan, according to a banker close to the deal.

Belgium is set to bring a private dabbling in ultra-long debt issuance into the public sphere, as it mandated on Wednesday for a debut 50 year euro benchmark a week after placing its second 100 year medium term note.