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China Merchants Holdings (International) became the third Chinese issuer in less than a week to access the international bond market with a dual-tranche offering split between five and 10 year bonds on July 27. The identical structures and close proximity of the deals meant it was more or less the same result for the Chinese conglomerate.

China Merchants Holdings (International) Company has opened books on a dual tranche offering that could raise the firm as much as $700m.

Apple made its debut in the sterling market on Friday, targeting long maturities of 14 and 27 years as it tapped its fifth funding currency since returning to the bond markets in 2014 following a long absence.

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles put to rest rumours about the bank group working on its much-hyped spin-off of Ferrari, the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer, on Thursday, as it announced that two European houses and one American one were to lead the transaction.

In what was hailed as a momentous, perhaps record breaking, week in high yield finance, Japanese telecoms operator SoftBank took the crown by raising the year’s biggest Asian offshore high yield deal, writes Victor Jimenez.

Apple is set to issue its first ever sterling bond, after mandating banks on Thursday. It is the third currency in which the issuer will have made its debut in 2015.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone has become the first Indian bond issuer in almost two months, successfully wrapping up its debut outing on July 22. Market observers welcomed the deal as it injected some much needed variety in the China-dominated Asian bond market, but its pricing was a point of debate.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has given Peter Guenthardt the role of sole head of Asia Pacific global capital markets, following the departure of his former co-head and BAML veteran Jason Cox, according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Credit traders and strategists report growing interest among investors to trade iTraxx Crossover “tranchelets” — slices of the index’s 0%-10% equity tranche — amid a heightened focus on jump-to-default risk for European high yield names.

One of India’s largest port operators Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone is venturing into the international bond market for the first time, opening books for a 144A/Reg S five year on July 22.

World Bank joined a swarm of issuers looking to print in the dollar market with a mandate on Tuesday for the first 10 year benchmark in seven weeks.