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Electricité de France has named 16 banks to underwrite its €4bn rights issue, of which €3bn will be bought by the French government.

Citigroup bulked up parts of its Irish operations last year, in what may have been long term preparation for a potential UK vote to leave the European Union. But other US firms, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, continue to rely heavily on their UK subsidiaries to access international markets.

Swedish sponsor EQT is set to syndicate €1.25bn of loans in July to fund its acquisition of German Bilfinger’s real estate business, in a market that has been led by German and French deals since the Brexit referendum.

Greentown Service Group has thrown off any concerns about Brexit-induced volatility and kicked off bookbuilding for its potential HK$1.7bn ($220.5m) IPO, with investor response so far being positive, according to a source with direct knowledge of the deal.

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group and Cofco Meat Holdings are planning to float on Hong Kong’s main board, having filed for approvals from the city’s exchange on Monday.

Malaysia’s Eco World International, which is planning a $500m IPO, will stick to its timeline for opening books in the third quarter of this year despite the risk of contagion from Brexit.

India’s Aster DM Healthcare could become the next in a stream of healthcare IPOs in the country as it spies a listing that could raise up to Rp20bn ($294.3m).

The UK’s vote to leave the European Union on Thursday put paid to at least two bond announcements in Latin America but traders said the reaction in secondary markets was nowhere near as brutal as expected.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired Luca Ferrari as head of M&A for EMEA.

CP Pokphand, part of Thai firm Charoen Pokphand Group, has raised a $600m loan to repay outstanding debt.

China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co has launched its Hong Kong IPO, covering the HK$7.6bn ($980m) float at the low end of guidance. But it has only managed to do so with mainland cornerstone investors propping up nearly 80% of the deal.

Emirates NBD has signed a $1.7bn three year loan facility, increasing it from $1.25bn following a strong investor response.