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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.

Hydropower firm China Yangtze Power Co debuted in the equity-linked bond market this week, raising $521.9m with a dual currency exchangeable bond — a product rarely seen in Asia. The liquid nature of the underlying stock and the credit quality of the issuer helped reel in demand, writes Jonathan Breen.

On Wednesday, UK financial software firm Misys pulled the $1.5bn refinancing it had been marketing as part of its planned IPO, having dropped the share sale last week.

Colombia window manufacturer Tecnoglass began meeting bond buyers on Tuesday ahead of a potential dollar market debut.

On Wednesday morning, Sirius Minerals, the company seeking to build a new potash mine in North Yorkshire, launched a bold $940m equity capital increase and convertible bond to finance stage one of the project.

Hydropower firm China Yangtze Power Co launched a dual currency exchangeable bond on Wednesday evening, looking to fetch $521.8m, according to a termsheet seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

The International Finance Corporation has launched the world's first 'forests' bond, which offers investors the option to receive coupons in the form of carbon credits or in cash.