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Bankers away from Andalusia’s 10 year euro benchmark are heaping praise on the trade, which was priced on Tuesday.

Triple B-rated Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and Andalucia hit screens on Monday, with SSA bankers convinced the deals are indicative of the smaller types of trades expected in the week ahead.

Solar energy generator Sonnedix has signed a €250m bank facility, as it looks to snap up new projects in OECD countries.

The extraordinary conditions in Europe’s investment grade corporate bond market, in which three issuers in succession had printed multi-tranche bonds this week with no new issue premiums, produced a new bizarre result on Wednesday when Sanofi, one of the market’s tightest-trading issuers, took its turn.

Cemex is back in the bond market after a year and a half’s absence, opening books on a senior secured bond in euros.

Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, may be facing what could be one of the biggest disruptions in its history, in the shape of Brexit, but its approach to the bond market on Tuesday was smooth. Having roadshowed last week, it glided in on the wave of credit demand and landed this year’s fourth corporate 15 year issue in euros.

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The Spanish Treasury is studying the possibility of issuing green bonds — a shift from its previous position on the format — after the country’s government last week outlined a series of measures to decarbonise the economy by 2050. Spain is also adjusting its inflation-linked bond issuance strategy this year. If the sovereign does decide to issue green bonds, it is likely to find strong demand, with one of its own debt issues as well as a returning Spanish region this week being heavily oversubscribed.

Poland is in the market for its most ambitious green bonds yet. It has opened books for two tranches of euro debt, hitting the 10 and 30 year maturity buckets.

PlayTech, the UK-based gambling technology company, announced its second high yield bond issue on Tuesday afternoon, seeking to raise €350m to redeem an out-of-the-money convertible bond issued in 2014. During the roadshow, it confirmed a new contract with UK gaming group GVC, which helped it print tight in a market that was already supportive.

Investors have moved on quickly from the first ever non-call decision on an additional tier one instrument this month, allowing banks to thrive in the new issue market. The feeling among some funds is that any fears about extension risk have simply been overdone.

Spain's no-grow €5bn 15 year syndication on Tuesday was only marginally short of breaking the record order book for a public sector euro benchmark that the sovereign set only last month, despite some investors saying that the deal offered little or no concession.