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Goldman Sachs and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust raised $500m of five year funding this week using a novel triple recourse special purpose vehicle called SumitG.

Angola’s national oil company Sonangol launched its $1bn loan into general syndication last week, after offering the deal to senior lenders in August.

TDR Capital is arranging £745m of senior loans to finance a £1.3bn minority stake investment in Euro Garages, one of the UK’s largest independent operators of petrol station forecourts.

Between 600 and 700 meetings are scheduled to take place over the course of the investor education phase of ABN Amro’s initial public offering in Amsterdam.

The European leveraged loan market has experienced a subdued October, with issuance not yet even up to August's level.

Public sector borrowers have jumped on demand for Brazilian real notes with a flurry of medium term notes — and there is more in the pipeline, said niche currency and MTN bankers.

L-Bank jumped on strong momentum in euros this week to print its first benchmark of the year in the currency. The five year note found no shortage of demand and drew the biggest order book the issuer has had since 2006.

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Belgian insurance company Ethias managed to price a €150m tap of its 5% January 2026 tier two notes on Wednesday as it looked to improve upon its weak solvency position.

TDR Capital is arranging £745m of senior loans to finance a £1.3bn minority stake investment in Euro Garages, one of the UK’s largest independent operators of petrol station forecourts.

Credit Suisse has added two teams of 11 banks to the underwriting syndicate for its Sfr4.7bn rights issue, after announcing Citigroup, HSBC and Société Générale as the lead underwriters last week.

Italy hit its lowest yield since the introduction of the euro at a five year bond auction on Thursday, where it also slashed nearly 35bp from its 10 year borrowing costs.