The week ending 1 December saw the Australasian primary market start to slow its issuance pace ahead of the year-end break. There was still time for new credit issuers to debut, with Mitsubishi HC Capital UK and the Australian Energy Market Operator bringing their first transactions. Elsewhere, International Finance Corporation priced an upsized A$700 million tap to its October 2028 Kangaroo line and nonbank lender Firstmac executed its second auto asset-backed securities deal.