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German offshore wind operator Wind MW has closed a green project bond that will refinance debt backing its construction of an offshore wind farm.

Ares Management, the asset management firm, has purchased a £500m portfolio of performing UK middle-market financial sponsor-backed term loans from Barclays’ corporate banking division.

Abengoa, the engineering and renewable energy firm, woke up on Monday up to two lawsuits from share and bond holders in Spain, while lenders agreed to inject €100m so the company could meet December’s payroll.

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) on Monday sold the second note from its EMTN programme, after drawing demand from asset managers.

Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso has tightened margins again on its €700m revolving credit facility, this time by 20bp, after having already reduced margins on the deal by 35bp two years ago.

The European Investment Bank has revealed its funding target for 2016.

Spanish government bonds sold off on Monday as the country enters a period of political uncertainty following Sunday’s election.

Ukraine announced a moratorium on the $3bn bond held by Russia’s National Welfare Fund on Friday. The moratorium also covers Ukraine’s sovereign-guaranteed loans for Ukravtodor and Yuzhnoye.

Aegean Oil Terminal Corp, a Greek oil rig construction firm, has signed a $120m loan with four Gulf banks.

A lack of trading activity on Monday shielded Spanish FIG spreads from the worst effects of an inconclusive general election result, but the riskiest paper took a hit.

Indian pharmaceutical company Strides Shasun Arcolabs has priced a qualified institutional placement — which raised Rp11.03bn ($166.4m) — below its floor price, according to a filing with India’s National Stock Exchange on Monday.

YiChang HEC ChangJiang Pharmaceutical Co has priced its HK$1.67bn ($215.4m) IPO in the middle of the range, driven by price sensitive investors in the final book.