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Commodities company Mercuria has returned for its annual outing to the syndicated loan market, and is seeking $1bn from a four-tranche borrowing.

Nederlandse Gasunie, the Dutch natural gas infrastructure company, is looking to print a fresh 12 year euro benchmark bond as early as Thursday, as it wraps up a tender offer for €1bn of older notes.

China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is seeking lenders’ consent to amend terms of a $5.5bn dual-tranche loan sealed last year, as it undergoes a debt restructuring, according to bankers.

Barclays has become the second financial institution to issue an additional tier one (AT1) in the sterling market this week, supported by a quiet backdrop in UK politics and healthy investor demand. The issuer was 7.5 times subscribed for its £1bn deal.

The Kerry Group, the Irish Baa2/BBB+ rated food and beverage company, became the first European investment grade company to issue bonds after the European Central Bank meeting on Thursday.

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Ukrainian grain and sunflower producer Kernel is set to amend and extend an existing syndicated loan, according to bankers familiar with the deal. The transaction marks one of the few intermittent spots of activity in the Ukrainian loan market.

Two near-investment grade industrials made a splash in the high yield bond market on Monday, with both Smurfit Kappa and Thyssenkrupp getting their order books oversubscribed multiple times.

Rabobank launched an additional tier one (AT1) bond with a record low coupon in the euro market this week. The Dutch bank started with price thoughts of 3.625%, but tightened by 40bp to smash through the previous record of 3.5%, set by Nordea in 2017.

The financial institutions bond market reopened following the summer break this week, with many issuers rushing to frontload supply before the European Central Bank’s meeting in September. But the market quickly ran into resistance from investors, as they pushed back against the glut of deals.

Market participants expect more banks will now want to print Kangaroos after investors on a search for yield poured into UBS's additional tier one (AT1) deal on Tuesday. The syndication, which surprised those involved after it managed to shave 75bp off its initial pricing guidance and attract A$4bn ($2.71bn) of orders, suggested a market ripe for a deal spree.

UK bank debt has been having a hard time this week, with spreads gapping out by about 15bp on fears that the country could crash out of the European Union without a deal.