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Sibneft impressed bankers this week by the speed with which it priced a $500m January 2009 bond, its third debt capital markets transaction so far this year. Lead manager Citigroup/SSSB began bookbuilding on Monday morning and had already gathered orders of $750m by the end of the day. "The company was prepared to go on a roadshow, but we found that there was no need," said Rafael Biosse Duplan, director of debt capital markets at Citigroup/SSSB in London. "It is remarkable to note the speed with which we were able to put this transaction together."

The mandate to arrange the Eu64m seven year facility for paper and pulp company Severoslovenske Celulozky a Papierne, Ruzomberok has been awarded to Bank Austria. The deal will be a club-style facility. Selected banks have been invited to join. Confirmed commitments are due in the next two weeks. The borrower last tapped the market in June 1998 with a Eu24.2m five year term loan. Mandated arranger was Citigroup/SSSB. Proceeds were for capital expenditure.

Mandated arranger RZB has this week launched a Eu30m seven year FRN for Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor (NKBM). Commitments are due by December 6. The deal offers much higher pricing than a straight syndicated loan and is understood to pay in excess of 150bp.

Responses are due today (Friday) on the syndication of Iberdrola's Eu1.5bn dual tranche facility. Arrangers ABN Amro, BBVA, JP Morgan, Crédit Agricole Indosuez, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Banesto expect the deadline to slip a little, but remain confident that the deal will be successfully placed. For full details see EuroWeek 779.

Rating: Aa3/A- Amount: $500m subordinated debt (increased from $300m)

Mandated arranger LB Kiel signed banks into the Skr500m five year facility for Sparbanken Finn in Kiel last week. The deal was oversubscribed and increased to Skr725m at signing. Hamburgische Landesbank and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg joined as co-arrangers. Landesbank Rheinland-Pfalz and WGZ-Bank Ireland joined as lead managers. NordLB, Arbejdernes Landsbank, Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de L'Etat, Nordea and Baden-Württembergische Bank are managers.

Arranger Hua Nan Commercial Bank has closed the NT$2bn dual tranche facility for Procomp Informatics. The facility is divided between a NT$1.5bn term loan and a NT$500m revolving credit.

JP Morgan is in talks with a small number of banks over potential sub-underwriting positions on the debt facilities supporting the purchase of the Swiss private hospital company the Hirslanden Group by Hirslanden Healthcare. The transaction is valued at Sfr930m.

Rating: A1/A+/A+ Tranche 1: Eu750m