Rabobank

Trafigura, the Singapore based commodity trader, launched a $4.3bn loan refinancing on Thursday as it looks to improve terms off the back of a standout year in 2015.

One of the bond market's best known heads of treasury has stepped down and is heading to another financial institution, GlobalCapital understands.

The euro senior unsecured market finally came to life on Friday, with investors swarming all over a landmark BNP Paribas seven year and a large Rabobank floater.

A $300m dual-tranche borrowing for a subsidiary of palm oil producer Golden-Agri Resources has launched into syndication. The money was funded by four banks in mid-2015.

Commodities trader Trafigura will next week launch its refinancing of a $5.3bn facility, with Glencore expected to follow shortly thereafter. Bankers believe these issuers will retain support from key lenders, despite their mixed successes in 2015.

Arcadis, a Dutch design and consultancy firm, clinched a €300m revolving credit facility from a group of five banks before the Christmas holiday.

Goodyear Dunlop Tires, the US tyre maker, issued €250m of eight year senior notes on Wednesday. The notes are rated Ba1/BB, with a coupon of 3.750% and non-call protection of three years.

Rabobank plans to undergo a huge revamp of its strategy and structure in order to comply with heavier capital requirements.

The International Finance Corporation and Rabobank sold a pair of medium term notes denominated in Chilean pesos this week. With some analysts predicting a rise in the price of copper, this could be a sign investors are looking to buy into a correlated currency.

Oil services company Fugro on Thursday cut the size of its credit facilities from €775m to €500m, with one bank dropping from out of the lending group.

Europe's high yield market has made a remarkable comeback in the past fortnight, crowned this week when Ball Corp, the US can maker, priced a €2bn-equivalent bond, highlighting the bullishness of euro markets inflated by QE, writes Victor Jimenez.

Aegon Bank issued its first covered bond on Tuesday, a €750m five year conditional pass through (CPT).