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Berkshire Hathaway drove a pre-ECB meeting rush of issuance on Wednesday as the conglomerate wasted no time following its giant seven tranche bond issued in the US market on Tuesday.

Hutchison China MediTech’s (Chi-Med) $100m IPO on the Nasdaq has been oversubscribed three days into bookbuilding, according to sources close to the transaction.

Woori Bank has hired six banks to work on a dollar-denominated additional tier one (AT1) offering.

Veolia Environnement, the French water, waste and power company, joined on Tuesday the parade of investment grade blue chip companies launching convertible bonds at attractive terms — in this case, a negative yield and very high conversion premium.

Issuers lined up to print in euros on Tuesday as a vital European Central Bank meeting loomed later in the week — but bankers were divided as to how much the flurry of deals was down to concerns over the central bank meeting.

SMCP, the French fashion firm controlled by KKR, registered its document de base with regulators on Tuesday, in the first step towards a possible IPO.

There was a double breakthrough in dollars for public sector borrowers on Tuesday, as Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten reopened the 10 year part of the curve for core issuers for the first time in seven months and Sweden priced the tightest three year benchmark since the first week of the year.

Hyundai Capital Services (HCS) raised $500m from its inaugural green bond on Monday, in a trade that was notable for the strong participation of US accounts.

Senvion, the German wind turbine maker, has set the price range for its Frankfurt initial public offering at a level that implies a heavy discount to its main listed peers.

Metro Bank, the UK challenger bank, started trading on the London Stock Exchange on Monday morning, having raised £400m privately rather than from a public offering of shares.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten is this week set to be only the second issuer in 2016 to attempt a 10 year dollar benchmark, while a trio of other SSAs are also entering a dollar market bouncing from strong US jobs data on March 4.

Hyundai Capital Services (HCS) launched an inaugural green offering on Monday, giving green bond investors a new name in Asia.