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French industrial equipment lessor Loxam launched the financing backing its acquisition of Lavendon on Wednesday, an €850m three tranche high yield offering.

Sweden made a big noise in an otherwise quiet dollar market for public sector borrowers this week as it printed the tightest priced benchmark in the currency so far this year.

Ülker, a Turkish food manufacturer, has sent out a request for proposals for a $200m syndicated loan, making it the first corporate borrower from the country to enter the market this year, according to a banker on the deal.

French cable manufacturer Nexans launched a €200m bond on Wednesday, bringing back the bookrunners on a bond sale it had to cancel two years ago — but this time, the market was ‘diametrically different’, said bankers.

Saipem, the Italian oil and gas engineering group, entered the high yield bond market on Wednesday, backed by a return to profit and rising oil prices, in a deal set to attract the company’s home crowd.

Thriving local investor demand, as well as determined government efforts at both national and local level to finance Japanese green projects, could soon encourage an underwhelming domestic green bond market to bloom, writes David Bell.

Republicans in the US House of Representatives passed a bill through committee on Tuesday, which critics said could hurt the independence of the Federal Reserve and its power to set monetary policy.

A feeling of cautious optimism surrounds the Japanese economy, according to minutes from the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting in January. This positive mood is encouraging some to suggest that, under the dramatic reforms of prime minister Shinzo Abe, the country is on the right track.

Four years after Abenomics was implemented, and following ratings downgrades in 2015, prospects are beginning to improve for Japan’s top credits. With the financial year starting in April there are reasons to be positive. Foreign investors are returning to the Japanese debt market, the economy is showing some improvement and companies are ramping up their funding targets. GlobalCapital sat down with senior officials from some of the most highly regarded issuers in Japan, as well as respected bankers, to find out about their fundraising plans and how they will approach the debt markets.

Japan’s economic and political stability is making its domestic credit markets an attractive haven in light of political uncertainty in Europe and the US. With global monetary policies diverging, Japanese debt is becoming an attractive proposition for an increasing number, and variety, of overseas investors, writes David Bell.

Unitranche funds are hauling in money, even though lending spreads have come down a long way. At a time of exceptional conditions for borrowers in the syndicated leveraged loan market, unitranche lenders are still finding deals to do. Speed is in their favour — and wider market volatility this year may also play into their hands. Max Bower reports.

Corporate medium term note issuance has been dwindling, as borrowers have been sucked away by more attractive sources of financing. But MTNs still have their own appeal, providing financing in tenors and currencies not easily accessible through other means. Lewis McLellan reports.