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Lehman Brothers surfaced last Friday with a rapidly executed Eu500m tier one self-led transaction which left one or two market participants quizzing what exactly it achieved.

Isn't it refreshing to see Lloyd Blankfein, president and presumed heir-apparent to Goldman Sachs's chief executive Hank Paulson, allowing his name to appear up in lights?

Have you always fancied your chances of making easy money in the aircraft leasing business? If so, you will have to have nerves of steel and bollards of brass, which might attract the acquisitive attention of Lakshmi Mittal.

Verizon Communications strutted boldly into the US corporate bond market and snapped up $4bn in a matter of hours yesterday (Thursday), ignoring the US Treasury's $14bn 30 year Treasury bond auction on the same day.

French construction group Vinci launched the latest hybrid capital bond in the corporate credit market this week and, despite using a controversial structure, priced a deal that drew a good response in a volatile market.

The game of snakes and ladders continued this week on the league tables, with more moves. In league table one, Credit Suisse powered up six spots into fourth place. Two of the bank's deals included a Sfr200m two year note for IKB Deutsche Industriebank at 1bp over Libor and a Sfr250m three year note at Libor for National Australia Bank.

There was a birthday party of sorts in Zurich this week and our bureau chief, Brunhilde Grossrösti, was there to join in the celebrations. Normally one might expect new rattles or dummies at a first birthday party, but none were in evidence at the European Covered Bond Council's anniversary banquet.

Bond investors had to fasten their seatbelts quickly this week when Spanish construction and infrastructure group Grupo Ferrovial announced it was considering a bid for UK airport operator BAA.

Bond investors had to fasten their seatbelts quickly this week when Spanish construction and infrastructure group Grupo Ferrovial announced it was considering a bid for UK airport operator BAA.