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Endesa Chile has decided to launch and price a Eu400m three year euro debut on Monday rather than this week, to give institutional investors more time to attain credit approvals. Bankers had expected the issuer to launch its three year floating rate note this week at around 85bp over Euribor, a level considered by some to be aggressive for a new Latin American issuer in the euro market, even with its A- rating. A banker involved in the offering said that the deal could be priced today (Friday) but at the risk of losing some key participation from Spanish and Portuguese accounts.

* BHW Bausparkasse AG Rating: AA-

The July 4 Independence Day holiday and non-farm payroll data to be released today (Friday) restricted global dollar issuance this week, but the improved market tone created in part by the success of last week's Deutsche Telekom global financing is expected to lead to an increased corporate calendar. But Eurobonds took centre stage in dollars this week, with Japan Highway and Kommunalbanken each launching $500m five year bonds to cater for demand from investors seeking only highly rated credits.

EURONEXT is poised to create the largest high-growth market in Europe, with a proposed segmentation that would mean considerable overlap between the blue chip and the high-growth sectors. Euronext, the platform which will result from the merger of the Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris stock exchanges, has announced that listed companies will be traded on one exchange, but divided into three different segments.

* Air Products and Chemicals Inc Rating: A3/A

RZB began roadshowing the Eu40m IPO of travel information provider Feratel Media Technologies this week. The company will list on the B segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange on July 17 and Feratel executives report strong interest from European fund managers. A total of 1.5m shares will be sold at Eu13.5-Eu16.5 with pricing due on July 13, and listing on July 17. DG Bank and Vem are managers of the offer.

Fiat SAVA SpA, the Italian finance arm of car manufacturer Fiat, launched its first securitisation this week - at Eu965m, the deal is by far the largest parcelling of auto loans in Europe. The transaction was arranged by Euro Capital Structures, the Dublin based securitisation boutique formed last summer as a joint venture between Fiat and UniCredito. The bonds were sold by Merrill Lynch, Schroder Salomon Smith Barney and UniCredit Banca Mobiliare.

Cajas El Monte, San Fernando, General de Canarias and Sa Nostra have mandated BNP Paribas and Confederación Espa¥ola de Cajas de Ahorros (CECA) to arrange a multi-issuer Euro-MTN programme. The multicurrency facility will be for Eu2bn and signing will take place by July 26.

DESPITE concerns over the strength of retail demand on the Nouveau Marché, BNP Paribas and Lehman Brothers will today (Friday) price the Nouveau Marché and Nasdaq Eu76m IPO of InfoVista at the top of the range following substantial oversubscription. Nouveau Marché offers for Kalisto and Global are also expected to be a success when they are priced early next week.

The July 4 Independence Day holiday and non-farm payroll data to be released today (Friday) restricted global dollar issuance this week, but the improved market tone created in part by the success of last week's Deutsche Telekom global financing is expected to lead to an increased corporate calendar. But Eurobonds took centre stage in dollars this week, with Japan Highway and Kommunalbanken each launching $500m five year bonds to cater for demand from investors seeking only highly rated credits.