Rabobank

At a time when banks are desperate to lend to merger and acquisition deals, some key relationship banks have been reported missing from the $20bn loan for ChemChina’s takeover of Swiss seeds maker Syngenta. Robert Cooke and Elly Whittaker report.

Rabobank’s latest additional tier one deal, its first under its new structure, has shown the CoCo market is open across dollars and euros after a torrid start to the year, while orders have ben flying in for other forms of FIG paper this week.

Investors threw more than €6.5bn at a perpetual non-call five year additional tier one trade from Rabobank on Tuesday, the bank’s first such deal since it revised its governance structure.

Alliander, the Dutch energy network group, issued its first green bond on Monday, a €300m 10 year note that enjoyed "a little help" from environmentally minded investors.

Eurofima was the sole issuer testing the euro waters on Monday, with bankers expecting a quiet second half of the month in the market after a frantic start to April in which issuers placed 12 benchmark deals.

Taghleef — Hungarian Eximbank

Taghleef Industries, the Dubai-based food packaging film maker owned by Al Ghurair Group, is marketing a €280m seven year loan.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten, FMO, Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the Province of Quebec all hit screens on Monday for forthcoming dollar deals, with bankers remarking that the SSA market could be set for another hectic week.

Dutch dairy firm FrieslandCampina has completed the second ever green Schuldschein, increasing the deal by a third in syndication.

Delta Lloyd will announce on Thursday evening or Friday morning the take-up for its controversial rights issue, which was cut in size from €1bn to €650m after public protests from some investors. The exercise period ended at 2pm CET on Thursday.

Mercuria, the Swiss energy and commodity trader, is set to launch its annual European refinancing loan next week, according to a banker familiar with the deal.

Hong Kong-based commodities trader Noble Group is back in the market for a $1bn loan to refinance outstanding debt. But the company is paying up dearly for the fundraising as it battles scepticism around its sector and the state of its financials. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.