NatWest Markets

B2 rated Infinitas priced on Tuesday its €380m term loan ‘B’ refinancing at the lower end of the guidance having first signed the deal just eight months ago.

Enterprise Inn, the UK pub group, on Monday began marketing a new sterling refinancing offering amid growing instability in the market after Daisy, the UK telecom services supplier, pulled its deal last Friday.

UK government bonds this week joined the country’s currency in taking a hammering, but public sector bankers are confident that a scheduled Gilt syndication next week will go well — and there could also be arbitrage opportunities in sterling.

A former managing director at Deutsche Bank has joined Royal Bank Scotland's corporate origination team.

Guarantor: Financial Market Stabilisation Fund of the Federal Republic of Germany

A sell-off in eurozone government debt last week, over rumours that the European Central Bank might start tapering its quantitative easing programme, may have helped issuers bring more shorter dated deals in euros this week than have been possible for months — but some issuers are wary that more volatility could be ahead.

FMS Wertmanagement became on Thursday the first public sector borrower since June to print a euro benchmark with a maturity below five years.

Goodman European partnership, the Luxembourg property vehicle managed by Australian Goodman Group, was alone in the euro market on Thursday with a dual tranche sub benchmark trade.

Affordable Housing Finance showed the appetite of sterling corporate bond investors for new issues despite Brexit induced volatility, as it issued a £124.5m tap on Tuesday.

UK luxury clothing retailer Ted Baker has increased the size of its revolving credit facility from £85m to £110m.

Alliance Automotive, the Blackstone-owned French car parts supplier, announced and printed an add-on to its LBO bonds in just one day, to fund the acquisition of UK peer FPS Distribution.

Italian electricity transmission operator Terna hit the European investment grade corporate bond market on Wednesday, shrugging off investor concerns about European Central Bank tapering of its asset purchases.