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Mizuho Financial Corp marketed a senior bond on Tuesday, breaking the silence in the financial institutions bond market this week. The issuer attracted €1.7bn of orders, showcasing its established name in a quiet market.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) hit two parts of the dollar curve on June 3, selling two tranches of floating rate notes worth $750m each.

Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, the Spanish building and services firm run by Florentino Perez, is seeking to list its renewable energy unit, Zero-E, as early as autumn 2019, according to two sources close to the transaction.

Buyers of credit default swap protection on bonds issued by Rallye, the holding company of French supermarket chain Casino, will find out on Friday how their positions might be settled, reports Owen Sanderson.

Switzerland’s Sucafina has renewed its $300m syndicated loan, with all 11 banks that lent to the coffee trader’s debut in 2017 rejoining the deal as bankers say there is still not enough business to go around.

European elections, which produced relief in much of Europe and some horror in the UK, have not fazed corporate bond markets. But they may have caused this week's dearth of issuance. Illinois Tool Works' three trancher on Wednesday may be the only fruit. But investors' diaries are filling up with roadshow dates.

France’s Voltalia has signed a €100m sustainability-linked credit facility, in a deal the renewable energy firm says is the first of its kind for European independent power producer.

Two French public sector borrowers are preparing to return to the green bond market, with the latter going on a roadshow to plug its first benchmark issue since 2017.

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) will introduce its new green, social and sustainability bond framework to investors ahead of a debut euro benchmark sustainability bond.

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KfW and the World Bank brought well received socially responsible bonds to the market this week that set new landmarks for the public sector borrowers.

Société de Financement Local (SFIL) has picked banks to sell its first benchmark in euros this year.