Natixis

A careful build up helped Veneto Banca raise €200m in tier two debt on Tuesday, as the bank looks to improve its capital position ahead of a share sale in 2016.

Groupe Fnac, the French book, music and electronics retailer, has signed €865m of loans for its €615m acquisition of Darty, the London and Paris-listed French electricals retailer.

Groupe BPCE launched its first tier two deal of the year on Friday, taking advantage of a buoyant market requiring slimmer new issue premiums.

Groupe SEB, the unrated French domestic appliances manufacturer, pulled in a €2.5bn order book for a €500m no-grow bond on Wednesday.

Groupe SEB, the unrated French domestic appliances manufacturer, pulled in a €2.5bn order book for a €500m no-grow bond on Wednesday.

Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhone, the French motorways group, stayed with the defensive tactics of its previous bond issuance on Tuesday, raising a €500m 4.3 year floating rate note.

BBVA issued a €1.25bn five year covered bond on Tuesday that attracted an order book unequaled in size in the Cédulas market since July.

Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhone, the French motorways group, stayed with the defensive tactics of its previous bond issuance on Tuesday, raising a €500m 4.3 year floating rate note.

National Bank of Oman has set initial price thoughts on a tier one perpetual note. Commercial Bank of Dubai’s new $400m five year senior deal, meanwhile, was down in the secondary market on Wednesday, but investors said the slide was down to wider market weakness.

Russian Copper Company has signed a $200m four year pre-export finance facility with European and Russian banks.

Commercial Bank of Dubai is settling for a smaller print and wider spread than originally indicated on its latest five year dollar bond, according to rival bankers and buyers.

The Sultanate of Oman will launch syndicated for its $1bn sovereign loan tomorrow (Wednesday), according to a banker on the deal.