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Belgian telecommunications company Telenet, which is owned by Liberty Global, has drawn on €1.2bn of loans to fund the €1.325bn acquisition of Belgian mobile operator, BASE.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) is the first SSA borrower this week to brave the dollar bond market as tricky conditions in other markets make life tough for issuers. -
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation priced a 10 year benchmark while the Province of Ontario placed a three year bond on Wednesday. Both issuers impressed bankers away from the trades, coming as they did amid difficult conditions.
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A pair of SSAs are set to bring dollar deals on Wednesday, despite worries over the health of the Chinese economy making life difficult for other issuers in the currency on Tuesday.
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The US corporate bond market had a fine Tuesday in its first week back from Christmas holidays, printing five deals totalling $8.775bn. However, momentum proved short-lived as volatility brought issuance to a shuddering halt.
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Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has tied up a HK$5bn ($645m) five year fundraising with a group of 21 banks that were undeterred by the sub-100bp pricing.
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The Province of Manitoba has placed its largest ever medium term note in euros, reaching what may be the largest cost effective size possible for swapping the proceeds into Canadian dollars, according to the issuer.
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Two SSAs tapped the middle of the euro curve on Wednesday, a move about to be copied by another agency which is set to bring a five year deal on Thursday.
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Export Development Canada printed the third three year dollar deal in as many days on Thursday, suggesting that investor demand for short dated dollar debt is by no means sated.
