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Bahrain opened books on a dual tranche dollar deal on Tuesday morning, which some investors think could be its last as a pure investment grade credit.

DZ Bank has placed a five part inaugural additional tier one (AT1) transaction within its co-operative bank network, which it said opens the door to a mid-size investor base for the product in Germany.

Swiss franc issues from international borrowers have declined drastically in the last two weeks as the Swiss franc basis swap has moved more deeply negative, Swiss franc syndicate bankers told GlobalCapital on Tuesday.

Yanzhou Coal Mining (Yancoal) has announced plans to buy back a portion of its existing bonds following a pair of downgrades due to a weaker credit profile and declining thermal coal prices.

Videocon Industries is looking to switch bondholders out of a $200m 6.75% convertible bond maturing in December via an exchange offer of cash and the issuance of a new CB.

Teva, the New York-listed Israeli pharmaceutical company, has completed and signed $33.75bn of loans for its acquisition of Allergan Generics.

Asia’s debt market saw a busy Tuesday with a trio of issuers, SP PowerAssets, Stats ChipPac and TUS Holdings, venturing out for dollars.

Zhuhai Huafa Group (Zhuhai Huafa), a company closely involved with urban planning and development, is set to return to the dim sum bond market with a three year offering in the near future, GlobalRMB has learned.

Brazilian iron ore producer Samarco Mineração’s bonds recovered slightly on Monday despite the issuer’s owners giving mixed signals regarding its attitude to the crisis-ridden company.

Bank of Jinzhou Co commenced investor education on Tuesday for its $600m IPO in Hong Kong, having appointed five banks as joint global co-ordinators.

A $328.6m loan for poultry feed producer Charoen Pokphand (CP) Indonesia has seen nine lenders join, as the borrower sealed most of the funds in its local currency while capping the dollar portion at $100m.

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES), the Brazilian government-owned development bank, on Monday became the latest financial institution from the country to look to take advantage of depressed bond prices by repurchasing debt below par.