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  • Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba has launched its latest loan at $3bn, less than a week after it signed an agreement with eight mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners. However, the financing could be even bigger, with the top group hoping demand will be strong enough to increase it to $4bn by the end of syndication.
  • Another week and another first for the Schuldschein market, in what has been a stunning first quarter for the German private placement market. Fresenius US Finance II has completed the largest dollar deal in the market, raising $400m, according to bankers.
  • Hong Kong MTR Corp’s tightly priced HK$15bn ($1.9bn) loan has attracted interest from more than 20 banks in syndication, according to sources.
  • A $300m three year loan for Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has been allocated, with the borrowing capped at the launch size despite an oversubscription.
  • Nasdaq this week agreed to buy International Securities Exchange (ISE) from Deutsche Boerse in a transaction valued at $1.1bn in cash and debt, a move that will give it a dominant position in the options market. It also adds another twist to the wider battle for hegemony in global derivatives exchange and clearing.
  • North Energy, the Norwegian oil and gas exploration company, signed a Nkr950m($112m) exploration financing agreement on Tuesday with two banks.