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Philippine conglomerate San Miguel has closed senior syndication of its $1.1bn loan, attracting seven participants, according to a banker close to the situation.

Indonesian power company Perusahaan Listrik Negara is seeking an up to $2bn debut loan, but has surprised some bankers with the tight pricing on offer.

The UK’s International Public Partnerships has amended and extended its £400m bank facility, keeping the sterling loan market going at full pace after it recorded its busiest quarter in five years at the end of June.

British oil and gas company BP returned to the European corporate bond markets on Thursday for the first time in a year. Two euro tranches came 12 months after the company’s last euro offering, and a sterling tranche was its first in its domestic currency since August 2016.

British oil and gas company BP returned to the European corporate bond markets on Thursday for the first time in a year. Two euro tranches came twelve months after the company’s last euro offering, and a sterling tranche was its first in its domestic currency since August 2016.

The UK’s Porterbrook has signed £885m in bank financing from a syndicate of 11 lenders, with Moody’s giving the rolling stock company’s senior debt a Baa2 rating.

The Loan Market Association has recruited a trio of loan market stalwarts to its board after its AGM this week. MUFG’s Mathias Noack has retained his place as chairman.

Attractive pricing in the dollar loan market is pushing Indonesian borrowers offshore, despite guidance from the country’s central bank to curb foreign currency debt exposure.

Poultry feed producer Charoen Pokphand Indonesia is talking to the lenders on two of its offshore borrowings sealed in 2014 and 2015, to cut pricing, several bankers said this week.

The pipeline of Indian loans is building up, with Housing Development Finance Corp and Kotak Mahindra Bank seeking new fundraisings.

Indian private sector bank Kotak Mahindra Bank is seeking a $100m offshore loan through sole mandated lead arranger and bookrunner Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

General Motors’ joint venture sealed a Rmb10.4bn ($1.62bn) deal in the Chinese securitization market on June 6, marking its biggest outing so far. Bankers on the deal said the auto company wanted to bag the cash before onshore rates come under pressure in the second half of the year.