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Unrated Italian power generation machinery company Ansaldo Energia's first corporate bond was particularly popular with domestic investors on Tuesday.

Naturhouse’s initial public offering was not yet covered this morning, a day before the close of bookbuild, but a lead banker told GlobalCapital the deal would no doubt gather the support it needed to go ahead.

Brisa Concessão Rodoviária (BCR), the largest motorway concessionaire in Portugal, has issued its first bond since Moody’s restored its investment grade rating late last year.

Wind turbine manufacturer Senvion is seeking to issue €400m of senior secured green bonds, in connection with its sale to Centerbridge Partners for €1bn.

Some senior unsecured FIG borrowers in euros were met with a less than stellar response from investors this week.

Abengoa, the Spanish engineering and renewable energy firm, on Thursday ticked the savings box with €375m of senior unsecured notes that achieved final terms below the 8.5% 2016 bond they are set to repay.

The FIG market could be set for a spate of issuance from the eurozone’s periphery in the coming weeks, with bankers tipping other financial institutions to follow Spanish pair CaixaBank and Ibercaja into the primary market.

Petróleos Mexicanos has tightened price guidance for its dual tranche euro bond as combined books for the seven and 10 year deals hit €5.25bn.

Dufry, the Swiss travel retail operator, has launched a term loan of up to €800m to finance its acquisition of World Duty Free. It will mainly be syndicated to relationship banks.

The senior unsecured market saw a spark of life despite the holiday shortened week, with €4.66bn equivalent getting away in two business days.

Dufry, the Swiss travel retail operator, has launched a term loan of up to €800m to finance its acquisition of World Duty Free. It will mainly be syndicated to relationship banks.

The spark of life was seen in the senior unsecured market on Wednesday, with Credit Suisse’s senior unsecured bond, issued from its holding company, quickly achieving blowout status during the bookbuilding process.