Société Générale

Publicis Groupe's $3.5bn loan for its acquisition of Sapient, the marketing and consulting company, is near closing, according to a banker working on the deal. A syndicate of relationship banks has been invited.

Pulsant, the UK IT business services company, has syndicated leveraged loans backing its buyout by Oak Hill Capital Partners.

Vietnam’s Masan Group has opened books on what will be the longest bond issued under the Asian Development Bank’s debt guarantee scheme. It is one of two companies with bonds out under the scheme.

A flood of financial institution bond issuance this week concluded on Friday with a brace of tier two deals, from Standard Chartered and Italy’s Generali.

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The European Financial Stability Facility was able to price its tightest ever 10 year benchmark this week, while sovereign, supranational and agency officials cast doubt on whether European Central Bank covered bond buying would have much knock-on effect on SSA bond spreads when supply surges in January.

Lotos, the Polish oil refiner, on Thursday set pricing on a Z1bn ($294m) rights offer that it has been planning to finance investments in its refineries and oil fields.

Russian private bank Otkritie Financial Corp Bank (formerly Nomos Bank) this week became the first Russian bank to achieve a loan with international lenders since the EU and US imposed a deeper round of sanctions – specifically targeting loans to Russia – on September 12.

Lloyds took centre stage in the senior unsecured FIG market this week, drawing an order book of around €7bn for a seven year bond, as it made the most of the noise surrounding regulators' plans to implement a total loss absorbing capital (TLAC) measure.

Pirelli, the Italian tyre producer, launched its first bond for two years on Thursday, and its first in euros since February 2011, and achieved a tremendous blowout, with a book of well over €5bn before reconciliation.

Pirelli, the Italian tyre producer, launched its first bond for two years today, and its first in euros since February 2011, and achieved a tremendous blowout, with a book of well over €5bn before reconciliation.

Lotos, the Polish oil refiner, on Thursday set pricing on a Z1bn rights offer that it has been planning to finance investments in its refineries and oil fields.