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SolarEdge Technologies, the Nasdaq-listed Israeli smart energy company, has raised $500m by issuing a new five year convertible bond, tapping into the tremendous amount of investor appetite for ESG-friendly companies.

Chinese logistics company ZTO Express (Cayman) and biopharmaceutical firm Zai Lab wrapped up their secondary listings in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

The Republic of Panama returned to bond markets for the first time in six months on Tuesday to raise $2.575bn of funding across three tranches — including a tap of its Euroclearable local law 2026s that offered a higher pick-up to the global curve than when the instrument was debuted in April 2019.

Fresnillo plc, the Mexican mining company, will begin meeting fixed income investors on Wednesday as it becomes the latest Latin American company to seek new bonds to fund a repurchase of old ones.

Goldman Sachs has given new titles to leaders in its credit finance, investment grade capital markets and equity capital markets businesses.

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings has hit the market with a follow-on offering of new and existing American Depository Shares (ADS).

Japan could be Mexico's next debt raising destination on its quest to build a "sustainable yield curve," following last week's bond linked to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, said Gabriel Yorio, the country's deputy finance minister.

Goldman Sachs has named new global M&A bosses, with the incumbents moving to become chairs of the business.

Julius Baer was forced to postpone a new transaction amid 'worsening market conditions' on Monday, after coming close to setting a new record for the lowest ever additional tier one (AT1) coupon in dollars from a European bank.

A proposed debut bond from a Brazilian oil company that ratings agencies said had “high operating risk” and a “small” and concentrated asset base proved to be one step too far for the rampant EM bond market that is showing signs of nearing its peak.

Latin American business services company Atento began investor calls on Friday ahead of a proposed senior secured benchmark bond as it looks to refinance a $500m 2022 maturity.

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