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Indian companies Birla Carbon and Tata Steel have mandated banks for loans and both borrowers have signed up large groups of lenders at the top level.

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi (TSKB) is planning to print a five year senior unsecured dollar bond on Wednesday. A lead manager on the deal said that the size of the note is likely to be below benchmark because the bank has limited liquidity needs.

First Abu Dhabi Bank printed a quick $500m five year Reg S sukuk on Tuesday morning in London. Because the deal was driven by reverse enquiry, leads started the execution process by announcing final guidance.

South Korean steel company Posco made a blockbuster return to the debt market on Monday, raising $940m from dollar investors and €500m from the European market. The peak order book of about $5.75bn for the dollar portions reflected investors’ eagerness to take on investment grade risk.

Seven borrowers from Greater China raised about $2bn from new dollar bonds on Monday, while Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific tapped the Singapore dollar market.

Environmentally minded investors piled into green and sustainable corporate bond issues in Europe on Monday, with deals for Energias de Portugal, South Korean steel company Posco and National Grid garnering around €10.3bn of demand.

Chinese liquefied natural gas supplier ENN Ecological Holdings Co has made its debut in the offshore loan market through Standard Chartered.

US food group General Mills sold €200m of short dated notes on Wednesday, in its first sole-led deal since 2017.

Price discovery was in focus for a $400m debut bond from Philippine conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) on Thursday, as the unrated company brought out a rare 10 non-call five year senior deal from the country.

Shriram Transport Finance Co appealed to investors in the US by selling a social bond that flew off the shelves, allowing the Indian non-banking financial company to raise $500m.

Yankee banks set a scorching pace for issuance in the first week of 2020 as they took advantage of red-hot funding conditions.

Four issuers landed non-preferred senior deals in the euro market on Thursday, dispelling fears among some syndicate managers that investors’ enthusiasm for the asset class might be beginning to wane.