Raiffeisen Bank International AG

Russia’s Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) has signed its debut syndicated loan, as lenders remain resolute that sanctions have not made the country a no-go zone.

Austria’s FACC has signed a €255m syndicated loan, as the aerospace company consolidates its bilateral credit lines.

Czech company Atrium European Real Estate has hit the market with a deal first roadshowed in June, raising €300m with a seven year.

Czech company Atrium European Real Estate has said it is focusing on a seven year bond. That is the long end of the maturity range that had set for the note on Wednesday. But there are no signs yet of price guidance for the deal, which has already been postponed once.

Czech company Atrium European Real Estate is reviving its €300m bond issue this week with a shorter maturity, having roadshowed in June. The deal looks set to be one of the first out of the gates in the emerging markets this week, after a tumultuous summer for that asset class.

Russia’s Mechel has signed a $1bn-equivalent loan facility, as the metals and mining group pushes ahead with plans to restructure its debt portfolio by the end of 2018.

Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien (RLB NÖ-Wien) was able to whittle down the new issue concession for its 8 year covered bond on Wednesday, but demand was weaker than for Tuesday’s two trades.

Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederoesterreich-Wien (RLB NÖ-Wien) announced a mandate for a new trade on Tuesday, hoping that the rare product type and a fixed deal size will attract investors.

Austrian machinery maker Andritz has launched a €300m four tranche Schuldschein, with the intention to see if lenders could be lured out along the maturity curve with its five, seven, 7.75 and 10 year tranches.

Several international borrowers are marketing in the Schuldschein market. Though there are several idiosyncratic reasons for each, the prevailing idea is the instrument is competing with the unrated bond market on price again.

Raiffeisen Bank International found healthy interest from investors in its first ever green bond deal on Thursday, as the bank returned to the euro senior market after an absence of just under five years.

Meyer Turku, the Finnish shipbuilder, has launched a debut Schuldschein deal, as the instrument grows in popularity in Northern Europe.