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Deutsche Bank has overtaken rival Citigroup/SSSB at the top of table one, just a week after doing the same in table two. JP Morgan is the big mover this week in both league tables. Deutsche Bank and Citigroup/SSSB are separated by just over $100m in table one as both had a strong week of placements.

Amount: A$130m Ratings: Moody's/Standard & Poor's

Amount: A$130m Ratings: Moody's/Standard & Poor's

Amount: $300m Rating: unrated

Mandated arrangers Bank Austria Creditanstalt, BayernLB and Sumitomo will close syndication of the Eu150m five year term loan for Privredna Banka Zareb (PBZ) next week. The deal is oversubscribed but it is not known if the borrower will accept the increase. For more details see EuroWeek 789.

Mandated arranger Sumitomo has launched syndication of the Eu87m five year EIB guaranteed facility for Czech power utility CEZ. Three tickets are on offer: co-arranger for Eu10.8m for 25bp; manager for Eu8.7m for 20bp; and participant for Eu6.5m for 15bp. Commitments are due by the end of the first week of March. The deal carries a guaranteed commission of 60bp. The borrower last tapped the market in November 1998 with a Eu143m five year term loan. Mandated arrangers were BayernLB, Deutsche Bank and Sumitomo. The deal paid a margin of 50bp over Libor.

Guarantor: Groupe Danone SA Rating: A1/A+

Mandated arranger Nordea has closed syndication of the Eu100m five year revolver for Danish Crown. The deal was oversubscribed and could be increased to Eu150m. Signing will take place on February 26. Banks were invited to take Eu10m for a 20bp fee. The deal carries an initial margin of 50bp over Libor and a commitment fee of 25bp. Proceeds are for general corporate purposes.

Rating: Aa3/A/A+ Amount: $200m (fungible with $400m issue launched 08/01/02)

Rating: A1/A- Amount: £200m lower tier two capital

Depfa ACS Bank will launch the first issue in the Irish covered bond market next week, a Eu3bn five year public sector issue via Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley. The issue will be priced at around 3bp over mid-swaps. Moody's announced yesterday (Thursday) that it would assign a triple-A rating to the bond. The rating agency supported its decision by citing the credit fundamentals of Depfa ACS Bank, its shareholders' unlimited liability for its obligations, the secured nature of Irish asset covered securities, and the high level of collateral.

Deutsche Bank suffered a double blow this week as chairman Josef Ackermann and his predecessor Rolfe Breuer found themselves in hot water with Germany's legal authorities. Ackermann was this week charged by German prosecutors after an inquiry into payments made to managers of telecoms group Mannesmann when it was bought by Vodafone in 2000.