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Groupe BPCE benefited from a bookbuilding process that was shorter than usual on a visit to the Samurai bond market this week, raising about $670m equivalent of preferred and non-preferred senior debt.

Mediobanca was looking to sell its second six year senior bond of 2019 on Monday, revealing its preference for deals in the belly of the maturity curve.

Groupe BPCE and BNP Paribas issued green bonds this week, attracting strong levels of demand for such a late stage in the year.

Merlin Properties, the Spanish real estate investment trust, launched on Wednesday a €500m no-grow 15 year benchmark bond, rated Baa2/BBB, with a positive outlook from S&P Global.

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.