OAO Gazprom Neft, the Russian state owned natural gas giant, has been shopping around for lower interest rate termed loans.

Financing for the Blackberry Ltd buyout by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. would be largely dependent on the smartphone maker's debt-free assets, said financial analysts.

The New York Post reported that Twitter had been talking to major banks to help set up a credit facility line in the range of USD500 million to USD1 billion prior to its initial public offering that may happen before Thanksgiving.

Stanford Asia Holding, a subsidiary of Stanford Marine Group, received a USD 300 million loan facility.

After the loss of equity due to S&P edict, Danske Bank issues a new bond to replace its 2037 issued bond.

The New York Federal Reserve Bank retains bond purchasing policy. The head of New York's Federal Reserve Bank said last Tuesday it would remain possible for the Federal Reserve would trim its bond purchases before the year's end.

Buoni del Tesoro Poliennali is the local name for bonds in Italy, which are still in demand. Local savers for the special BTP Italia sovereign bond continue to demand for the bond, showing appetite remains high and robust.

Coates Hire undertook a revised loan agreement with its existing lenders. Coates Hire Ltd, owned by Carlyle Group and Seven Group Holdings, would be undertaking an "amend and extend" loan with its existing lenders.

Raindance Technologies announced the closing of a USD35 million structured debt financing plans. An innovator in genomics tools, RainDance Technologies, had announced the closure of a structured debt financing plan for Capital Royalty Partners.

Monte dei Paschi decided to cancel its coupon payments in order to meet EU bank requirements. A decision to cancel coupon payments was done by Monte dei Paschi di Siena on three hybrid loans set to fall due by the end of the month to comply with European conditions for the approval of a EUR4.