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Leveraged loans have dominated leveraged buyout financing in recent months, but high yield bonds could be poised for a comeback, say European investors. Crown Holdings, the US can maker, added to early signs of optimism with its new €1.5bn cross-border bond offering this week, writes Victor Jimenez.

Metrovacesa, the Spanish property developer that collapsed during the financial crisis, hopes to become a listed company again, having filed an intention to float document on Tuesday.

Santander has come to the market with its second senior non-preferred bond in euros, as banks turned back towards the currency in the second week of the year.

The world's largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev’s last visit to the euro bond market was to help finance its $107bn acquisition of SAB Miller in 2016 and on Tuesday the issuer returned with a smaller offering that investors were still thirsty for.

The United Mexican States has released price guidance on its first euro bond for over a year.

French telecoms operator Orange sold a new 12 year trade on Tuesday and paid a low new issue premium for the €1bn deal. The deal was one of three that priced on Tuesday, but only seven new issues for the year so far, meaning investors are keen to put their money to work.

A $5.5bn senior secured loan to refinance China National Chemical Corp’s (ChemChina) outstanding debt has been launched into general syndication by 16 mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

While the high yield bond pipeline has yet to reveal its first roadshow of 2018, two leveraged loan borrowers announced new deals on Friday. They are trailer supplier Dexko Global and Planasa, the Spanish berry producer.

Bank and finance names are expected to hit the dollar bond market in size during the opening weeks of 2018, as they look to take advantage of attractive spreads and strong risk appetite among investors.

Banco Santander Chile sold $500m of three year bonds on Tuesday in its first dollar-denominated sale in three and a half years, taking advantage of a beneficial swap rate for opportunistic trades, according to DCM bankers.

Santander Holdings USA offered investors two tranches of senior debt on Monday as it looked to close in on its total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) requirement.

Lloyds is set to follow Santander in selling Samurai bonds this week, as European banks look to the yen market as a funding base for loss-absorbing debt.