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Spain’s FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente and Deutsche Telekom raised euro bonds on Wednesday, in what corporate bond bankers reckoned was the last clear issuance window of the year.

Intesa Sanpaolo and BNP Paribas hurried to make use of strong market conditions this week, building blowout order books for a pair of new senior deals in socially responsible formats.

Tesco, the UK supermarket chain, and US medical equipment firm Stryker sailed through the European bond market on Monday. Both issuers benefitted strongly from having picked the right moment to launch.

High grade corporate borrowers have crammed into what syndicate bankers have labelled the last clear issuance window of the year, with Stryker Corp, Tesco and Arkema out with euro trades.

Dechra Pharmaceuticals, the UK veterinary pharmaceuticals company, has sold euro and dollar US private placement notes, in a debut widely seen as a success.

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A trio of triple-B rated companies brought bond sales totalling €2.75bn on Thursday, as a primary market abuzz with official stimulus roared towards the year's close.

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is selling US private placements, some 18 months since its last outing in the market.

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Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) had plenty of momentum in its order book as it looked to extend its maturity curve in the preferred senior bond market on Wednesday.

Dufry, the world’s largest travel retailer, issued €750m of senior unsecured notes on Wednesday to buy back its outstanding €700m of 4.5% notes, due in 2023, and pay back a small slice of its revolver.

The UK’s Inspired Energy, an energy procurement adviser, has signed a £60m facility from two lenders, as some loans bankers say the best way to deal with the shifting Brexit goalposts is to keep pushing ahead with sterling deals.