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Oberthur Technologies Group, the digital security company fully owned by Advent International, registered its document de base on Monday, as it prepares to float in Paris.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten and KfW came together in the same currency and tenor on Tuesday, with both issuers able to find healthy demand.

Finland’s Municipality Finance has edged nearer to its funding goal for the year with a pair of Norwegian krone bonds, its first prints in the currency since early 2014.

KfW has equalled its previous record-breaking green bond with its second issue in the format in euros — and was able to tighten pricing as well as,increasing the deal’s size.

Energía & Celulosa (Ence), a Spanish producer of eucalyptus pulp and biomass energy, opened a roadshow on Wednesday for €250m of bonds, in a high yield market that bankers see as slowly reviving.

Aktia Bank launched and priced its first ever Swedish krone bond on Monday, in a deal that could trigger more issuance in the currency as borrowers hunt for investor diversity.

Midcap Schuldschein issuers already have one eye on 2016 as this year’s biggest borrowers continue to enjoy oversubscribed order books.

Innovation Group, the insurance claims technology company, has syndicated £305m worth of loans to finance its acquisition by Axios Bidco, a subsidiary of private equity firm the Carlyle Group.

Assicurazioni Generali SpA brought made periphery central on Tuesday, taking advantage of an otherwise empty session to secure strong demand for its tier two paper.

Arab Petroleum Investments Corp (Apicorp) placed 80% of its debut dollar sukuk with Middle East accounts, which combined with a decent secondary market performance shows there is still life in the local bid, said bankers on the deal.

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) launched the second Middle East benchmark in as many days on Tuesday, as that market shows signs of a healthy restart.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank this week made a rare appearance in Hong Kong dollars, selling what is only its second private MTN in the currency in nearly eight years.