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GlobalCapital announces the results of its Equity Capital Markets Awards for 2015, following our inaugural ECM Awards Dinner, in London on March 16.

Humana, the Swedish care provider, had by Monday morning obtained a covered book for its initial public offering, which could total up to Skr832m ($100m).

Humana, the care provider, announced on Thursday its intention to float in Stockholm later this month. It is the second Swedish company to launch an initial public offering in the past week.

Swedish security services provider Securitas made a late entrance to the euro bond market on Tuesday with a €350m six year offering, getting in ahead of the Thursday’s European Central Bank (ECB) meeting.

3i and BNP Paribas, two of the largest shareholders in Eltel Networks, launched a block trade for 15% of the business on Thursday night.

Austria has printed €5bn in a dual tranche issuance, pricing in 10 and 30 year tenors as the sovereign took advantage of a window of opportunity arising from a rally in global equities.

Austria is to print a 10 year benchmark as investor sentiment rebounded after a torrid time last week as BNG priced a seven year bond.

Sanoma, the Finland headquartered media and publishing company, has retained support from its relationship banks in a €500m refinancing deal. But two banks did not return, as the group sought to slim down its syndicate.

Swedbank and SEB this week launched deals that attracted the largest order books and the widest distribution of any covered bonds issued this year, along with the smallest concessions.

Crédit Agricole issued the one and only covered bond of the week on Thursday and showed that it is possible to get a strong outcome in a tough market.

Chemical tanker firm Ardmore has issued a bullish outlook for the tanker sector after agreeing a streamlined loan refinancing package. This will come as good news for loans bankers in the Nordic region, who are hoping event-driven deals will start to take the place of refis after a disappointing 2015.

Swedish telecommunications company Tele2 has retained all of the original lenders as it refinances a €800m revolving credit facility.