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Melco Resorts Finance is set to go on a global roadshow for an eight year bond to redeem its outstanding 2021s, as China’s Hong Yang Group Company and Indonesia’s Soechi Lines also prepare investors for new deals.

WuXi BioLogics will kick off pre-deal investor education for its Hong Kong IPO on Wednesday as it looks to raise $400m-$500m.

The Province of Quebec will print in sterling for the first time in over 20 years after hiring banks on Monday for a five year deal, joining other Canadian provinces in returning or debuting in the currency in 2017. The trade will come in the same week as the UK sovereign sells the first syndication of its 2017-18 financial year.

Turkey’s Garanti Bank is expected to capitalise on the strong rally in emerging market credit to print its debut Basel III-compliant tier two capital bond this week, and bankers are wondering how much of the recent market tightening will be seen in the price.

South Korean oil company GS Caltex Corp has mandated banks for a dollar deal, with a global roadshow starting next week.

Kotak Mahindra Bank closed a bumper equity raise on Friday that fetched Rp58bn ($902m), in what bankers hailed as another flagship Indian qualified institutional placement.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s head of Asia Pacific M&A Stephen Gore is leaving the firm, according to sources.

Lonza, the Swiss pharmaceuticals group, has completed its Sfr2.25bn rights issue, to part-finance its takeover of Capsugel, the US maker of medicine capsules, from KKR.

Volatility late in the week failed to dampen a scorching few days of public sector dollar issuance, auguring well for more expected supply in the currency next week. Four issuers — some of which came this week to avoid other trades pencilled in for next week — were able to price deals at tight levels, with some coming through their curves.

Shares in Koninklijke VolkerWessels, the Dutch construction and engineering company, had risen 3.8% by lunchtime when they began trading in Amsterdam on Friday, after the company's €575m IPO had been priced at €23 a share.

CK Hutchison sold a hybrid bond featuring a dual-step structure this week, designed to qualify for partial equity treatment from ratings agencies. While demand was strong for the $1bn deal, priced off the back of a $4.25bn book, some handholding was needed to make investors comfortable. Addison Gong reports.

If ever there was competition in the overnight block market in Hong Kong, then Wednesday was it: four deals were priced to raise a combined $630m.