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Delta Lloyd, which last week won a shareholder vote to execute a rights issue despite public criticism of the deal from some of its investors, on Wednesday released details of the trade.

Covered bond primary activity slowed this week with just two €500m seven year trades emerging from banks in the Netherlands and Italy.

Oil products storage and distribution firm Puma Energy has invited banks to join a $500m loan that will refinance a one year revolver that matures this May.

Ball Corp, the US metal packaging manufacturer, has signed $4.15bn of debt facilities backing its $6.4bn acquisition of Rexam, the UK can manufacturer.

TCC Group subsidiary Berli Jucker Public Co has signed up nine lenders for a €3.2bn ($3.5bn) portion of a larger loan to support its acquisition of retailer Big C Supercenter.

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Banks must make commitments to the $20bn tranche of ChemChina's Syngenta acquisition loan by March 22, according to a banker on the deal.

Rabobank took advantage of tightening spreads to grab €2bn of long dated senior funding on Monday,and after the European Central Bank’s latest round of stimulus measures more banks are expected to follow this week.

Commodities trader Trafigura has tightened pricing by double digit basis points on its European loan refinancing and expects to raise more than $5bn, according to sources.

The unusual financing structure that China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is using for its $43bn acquisition of Syngenta drew a varied response from banks in Europe this week. Some saw the non-recourse structure for $20bn of the debt as shielding lenders from exposure to ChemChina, while others did not.

Banks are making their commitments for ED&F Man's annual loan refinancing and no banks have declined to roll over their commitments yet, according to a lead banker.