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Mizuho printed the first ever Basel III compliant offering by a Japanese bank on Thursday raising $1.5bn in one of Asia Pacific’s biggest bank capital offerings under the new regime. The borrower even managed to price the bond to flat to its Basel II curve thanks to the country’s investor friendly PONV regime.

Investors from Europe, the Middle East and Africa rushed to buy the International Finance Corporation's second ever sale of London-listed renminbi bonds this week. The deal, a tap of three year notes, was a sign of growing international interest in the currency, according to the issuer.

Lloyds Bank has completed the non-US portion of its exchange of tier two capital instruments for CRD IV-compliant additional tier one, and succeeded in increasing the capital raising.

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken and Macquarie Bank kept Yankee supply flowing with well received benchmark trades this week as the biggest banks in the US awaited the results of annual stress tests.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has appointed Laurent Guyot as its new managing director in FIG DCM, shortly after the departures of Julia Hoggett and Daniel Bell, head of financials flow financing and new products respectively.

Three months after the deal, luxury jacket maker Moncler’s Milan IPO is still seen as one of the most successful transactions of 2013.

Mizuho launched the first ever Basel III compliant offering by a Japanese bank on Thursday, with initial price thoughts driven mainly by investor feedback.

Lloyds Bank has completed the non-US portion of its exchange of tier two capital instruments for CRD IV-compliant additional tier one, and succeeded in increasing the capital-raising.

Aluminium manufacturers China Zhongwang Holdings and China Hongqiao Group have entered the loan market in quick succession, with both companies launching three year facilities into syndication.

SBI Capital Markets has joined as a mandated lead arranger and bookrunner on its parent State Bank of India’s $390m loan ahead of a general launch on March 18, but is yet to commit a firm amount.

RCI Banque, once a frequent issuer of declining credit quality whose bond issues aroused little excitement among investors, returned to the market today after a 10 month absence and was greeted like a long lost friend.

Kevin McLoughlin has joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s financial institutions investment banking team as head of global insurance investment banking.