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Guarantor: Petroleos Mexicanos

Oman International Bank's $150m five year term loan should be signed at the end of next week by mandated lead arrangers Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Barclays, Calyon and Mizuho. The deal pays a margin of 37.5bp during years one to three, stepping up to 40bp thereafter. There is a commitment fee of 15bp.

Rating: Aaa

The Mexican peso market has got off to a dynamic start in 2006, with two large issues. KfW kicked the year off on January 18 with a Ps500m five year trade, paying a coupon of 8%, and now the Province of Quebec has entered the fray with a Ps1.5bn transaction led by Merrill Lynch. The deal matures in 10 years and pays a coupon of 8.27%. These issues confirm predictions that the peso's appearance last year was no short term high yield play, and the Quebec deal's dual listing — in Mexico and London — suggests that interest in peso denominated bonds is not confined to the European retail investor market.

Should we be feeling slightly sorry for Andrew Pisker, the debonair tennis ace who was deposed as chief executive of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein last November?

Guarantor: Dr Ing HCF Porsche AG

Poland returned to the Eurobond market on Tuesday, selling a Eu3bn 10 year bond that met with a less rapturous reception than had been expected for one of the most well regarded new European sovereign benchmark issuers.

There was healthy issuance in all sectors of the bond market this week, although the frenzied pace of the opening weeks of the year was not maintained.

German luxury car maker Porsche returned to the credit markets for the second time in three days to sell Eu2bn of bonds this week, the largest deal ever issued by an unrated credit.

There was healthy issuance in all sectors of the bond market this week, although the frenzied pace of the opening weeks of the year was not maintained.

Rating: A1/A+/AA-

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (bookrunner), DnB NOR Bank (bookrunner), Société Générale (bookrunner) and SMBC have signed the $1.65bn 15 year limited recourse financing for the J5 Nakilat consortium.