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Île-de-France is set to sell its second ever socially responsible bond on Tuesday, announcing a trade soon after a sustainability bond from Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden (FMO) on Monday.

ZF Friedrichshafen is preparing to launch its long-awaited first public bond, to refinance its acquisition of TRW Holding of the US last year.

RCI Banque, the customer finance arm of French car maker Renault, on Wednesday issued a €750m 3.25 year floating rate note, continuing a run of issuance of short dated floaters by frequent issuers, which shows the product’s strong appeal to investors.

Siaci Saint Honoré, the French insurance broker, has tightened pricing on a €285m acquisition loan and is due to allocate the facility today (Friday).

If one was thinking of a similar pair of European corporate bond issuers, Unibail-Rodamco and Klépierre, the French property companies, might come high on the list. On Wednesday they both issued bonds — but the coincidence appeared to do neither issuer any harm.

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Unibail-Rodamco, the Franco-Dutch property company, attracted huge demand today for a combined offering of green bonds and ordinary bonds – possibly the first time an issuer has sold both in a single transaction.

RCI Banque, the customer finance arm of French car maker Renault, today issued a €750m 3.25 year floating rate note, continuing a run of issuance of short dated floaters by frequent issuers.

Siaci Saint Honoré, the French insurance broker, hopes to tighten pricing on a €285m acquisition loan and then allocate the facility by Thursday.

Chinese department store operator Golden Eagle International Trading has launched a $500m three year bullet into general syndication. Eight mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners are on the deal.

France's Veolia Environnement has issued a 12.8 year bond as part of a liability management exercise.

French aerospace company Safran has postponed a planned bond issue despite having completed a roadshow.