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ABN Amro, Citigroup/SSSB, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and HSBC launched DaimlerChrysler's long awaited $13bn global revolver into syndication yesterday (Thursday). The top tickets on offer are chunky and ask a lot from relationship lenders.

Mandated arranger Nordea has signed banks into the Eu100m five year revolver for Danish Crown. The deal was oversubscribed and increased to Eu150m.

Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Fleet Boston, Scotia Bank and SG are arranging a $1.15bn loan for the world's largest fresh fruit and vegetable company, Dole. Debt is split into a $300m revolver, which is divided into a $150m five year revolver and a $150m equivalent five year multi-currency piece, a $250m five year term loan 'A' and a $600m 5-1/2 year term loan 'B'. The revolvers and term loan 'A' offer margins of 325bp over Libor while term loan 'B' pays 355bp.

A $1bn loan to the Idku LNG Plant Project special purpose vehicle (SPV) in Egypt was launched into an initial stage of syndication this week. The SPV is owned by BG International (which has a stake of 35.5%), Edison International (35.5%) EGPC (12%) Egas (12%) and Gaz de France (5%).

The $500m refinancing for ED&F Man has closed oversubscribed with more than $750m raised from the market. The borrower is likely to accept an increase, although this has not yet been finalised. Banks are due to be signed into the deal in the middle of next week.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will next week launch its fourth Eu5bn EARN transaction, an October 2008 bond to be lead managed by Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley. Officials at the leads are confident that demand for the paper will be strong given the safe haven status offered by the Luxembourg-based supranational's paper.

Amount: Eu340m Rating: Fitch and Standard & Poor's

War fears continued to suffocate the corporate new issue market this week. And while companies such as France Télécom, Deutsche Telekom and Vivendi Universal competed to register record losses, Ahold, General Motors and Olivetti continued to generate negative headlines. There were, however, encouraging developments in the sterling and euro corporate market. This week has been a desperate one for the euro corporate market, but it is due to end with the award of a mandate by Italian energy company ENI for a Eu1.5bn bond issue, which the company suggested may have a multi-tranche structure. Bankers expect a 10 year maturity.

Rating: A1/A Amount: Sfr200m Hypothekenpfandbrief

Rating: A1/A Amount: Eu2bn

Rating: Aaa/AAA Amount: Eu100m inflation linked