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  • The European corporate bond market is again packed to bursting on Wednesday, with six new issues, among which Apple is likely to be one of the most sought after names. This week is building up to a huge total, as LVMH has already raised €4.5bn and Anheuser-Busch InBev £2.25bn.
  • VPBank Finance, the consumer finance arm of state-owned Vietnam Prosperity Bank, has raised the size of its syndicated loan to $150m. The deal was initially signed at $100m late last year, with the amount now increased after more banks came in.
  • Following the new structure announced in Barclays banking and markets business last week, JF Astier, who now heads capital markets, has laid out the senior leadership of the business, and Jonathan Brown, co-head of IG syndicate, has moved to a new job.
  • Slower primary issuance in Asia’s syndicated loan market has spurred retail lenders to look for opportunities in secondary — a challenge considering the market is severely underdeveloped. But this is all the more reason for bankers to cultivate a deeper and more expansive market for secondary trading as the move would provide plenty of benefits.
  • Moody’s has bought Bureau van Dijk, the Dutch business intelligence firm, from EQT for €3bn, and is set to finance the deal with offshore cash and new debt.
  • Verallia, the French bottle maker, requested a repricing of its €1.375bn term loan ‘B’ this week, having repriced it only in December.