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Potential lenders to the Z4.8bn loan for the leveraged buyout of Polish firm Allegro will meet in Warsaw on Thursday where the deal will be launched into general syndication.

South Korea’s Shinhan Bank is gauging investor interest for a dollar tier two subordinated bond, its second since it debuted in the bank capital market in March.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, one of India’s largest port operators, is planning a comeback to the international bond market after more than a year.

Chinese local government financing vehicle Jiangsu Hanrui Investment Holdings opened a tap of its existing notes on Friday morning off the back of reverse anchor interest, keeping momentum going in the Asia DCM market post the US election.

Bankers said that none of the three names in the visible Lat Am pipeline would be likely to issue any time soon as a sell-off in US rates brought sudden volatility to EM bond markets, even in economies not considered affected by a Donald Trump presidency.

BHP Billiton’s partnership with the IFC for the world’s first ‘forests’ bond has inspired others to look at similar projects.

As the end of 2016 approaches, borrowers are turning to the green market for their remaining funding, with a pair of SSA borrowers returning to the syndicated market for socially responsible investment products on Thursday.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies, the South African retail pharmacy group, has tightened the price range on its Johannesburg IPO, which values it at up to R16bn ($1.1bn).

Public sector borrowers have hardly skipped a beat in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, getting back on track with an NRW.Bank green bond mandate hitting screens on Wednesday.

Nine banks have been mandated to arrange the financing for the leveraged buyout of Polish online marketplace Allegro, and a senior loan will be launched into syndication later this month.

PNB Housing Finance and Varun Beverages priced their respective IPOs in India at the top of the range this week, fetching Rp41.1bn ($616.9m) between them.

After three years of arduous development by the International Finance Corporation, the first 'forests bond' hit screens on Monday, and the issuer hopes to come back for more.