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The hot news from the front page of EuroWeek on October 27, 2000 was the blowout bond issue for France Télécom. The Eu5bn equivalent issue — raised in euros and sterling — was snapped up by investors eager to buy into what was then Europe's highest rated telco.

The period for adherence to the protocol associated with the bankruptcy of Delphi was announced by ISDA yesterday (Thursday).

There was much elbow nudging in the league tables this week. RBC made its debut in table one, knocking Commerzbank out to take 20th place. The Canadian bank led four deals over the week for around $415m, including a R500m seven year deal for KfW.

The end of 2005 is fast approaching, which means that the selection of the winners of EuroWeek's Syndicated Loan and Leveraged Finance Awards will begin shortly. The nominations will be published in EuroWeek's Review of the Year in early January and the winners revealed at the third annual Syndicated Loan & Leveraged Finance Dinner on February 7, 2006, held at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.