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JD Health International is set to close the international investor book for its up-to HK$27bn ($3.5bn) IPO a day early, according to a source familiar with matter.

JD Health International launched 2020’s largest healthcare listing this week, hitting the road to raise up to HK$27bn ($3.5bn) in a Hong Kong IPO. The issuer blends healthcare and technology, two of the hottest sectors in the IPO market this year. It covered the deal multiple times on the first day. Jonathan Breen reports.

Shopping mall operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield priced a €2bn dual tranche bond from €7.2bn of demand on Wednesday, after fixed income investors were left unfazed by its shareholders blocking a rights issue earlier this month.

JD Health International has hit the road with an up-to HK$27bn ($3.5bn) Hong Kong IPO, set to be the largest primary listing in the city this year.

CNH Industrial, the US-Italian agricultural and construction machinery maker, cruised through the bond market on Tuesday, as bond bankers puzzled over whether the Thanksgiving holiday in the US on Thursday means this will be a short week for issuance.

An accounting standard was launched on Wednesday that could prove a major step forward in how banks and investors calculate their contributions to climate change, and their progress towards net zero emissions.

Chinese beauty company Yatsen Holding has set its New York Stock Exchange IPO in motion, kicking off bookbuilding for a $616.9m listing.

JD Health International, Evergrande Property Services Group, detergent maker Blue Moon Group Holdings and video marketing company Netjoy Holdings have started pre-marketing their Hong Kong IPOs.

Klépierre, the French shopping centre operator, and UPM–Kymmene, the Finnish paper company, were two of a handful of names to receive raucous receptions from the bond market this week. Issuers benefited as a wave of market-friendly news turned the focus in Europe’s high grade bond market back to a risk on mode.

Adidas, the German sportswear company, has signed a €1.5bn loan to replace an emergency facility from KfW signed during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. It has raised €3bn of debt since taking the crisis loan.

Klépierre, the French shopping centre operator, and car finance bank FCA Bank pulled in solid bond issues on Monday, as a wave of market-friendly news is expected to increase opportunistic issuance in the coming weeks.

Chinese video-sharing platform Kuaishou Technology is planning to float in Hong Kong, having filed a draft prospectus with the city’s stock exchange.