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Ceva Sante Animale, the veterinary vaccines maker, expects to receive initial commitments to a €668m-equivalent term loan on Friday, as it seeks to refinance debt using an aggressive covenant-lite structure.

Hong Kong-listed Citic Pacific hit the market with a HK$8.8bn ($1.13bn) loan on the evening of March 17, with bankers on the transaction expecting a quick turnaround from lenders considering the deal in syndication.

Carrefour Banque managed to brave and overcome the broad market turmoil that set in during the second half of last week, pricing its €500m senior unsecured floating rate note to become the only European senior issuer in the market on Friday.

Olam International, which is the target of a proposed acquisition by Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, is expected to launch its $1.2bn fundraising into syndication on the week of March 24.

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A group of 15 banks are tipped to win the mandate for the new loan for agricultural products supplier Olam International, which is expected to be launched at a size of $1.2bn.

Areva, the French nuclear power construction group, issued a €750m nine year bond today that was solidly oversubscribed, but was not the blowout enjoyed by Teollisuuden Voima a week ago.

Natixis has hired Eric Le Brusq, the ex-global head of equities and derivatives sales at BNP Paribas in London, as global head of equity derivatives sales, also in London.

A group of 15 banks are tipped to win the mandate for the new loan for agricultural products supplier Olam International, which is expected to launch at $1.2bn.

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Credit Suisse drew in €3.3bn of demand for its €1.75bn five year deal, the biggest of 2014 as generous pricing and name recognition spurred demand. By contrast, La Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec pulled in a relatively anaemic book €1.2bn for its inaugural legislative €1bn five year deal.

French veterinary vaccines maker Ceva Sante Animale will begin to market a €700m-equivalent refinancing term loan at bank meetings next week.