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Ming Yuan Cloud Holdings has sealed its Hong Kong listing at the top of the marketed range, netting HK$6.2bn ($796.6m) following a strong turnout from sovereign wealth funds and long-only investors.

Delta Air Lines raised $6bn this week, joining the September stampede by companies to plug their bank accounts and lock in cheap funding.

Nvidia, the US technology company, has agreed to buy UK chipmaker Arm Holdings for up to $40bn in cash and shares, while UK security firm G4S is fighting a £3bn hostile bid from Canadian rival GardaWorld, as the coronavirus pandemic brings out buyers.

Ganfeng Lithium, the world’s largest producer of lithium metals, has raised HK$1.46bn ($187.8m) from the sale of primary shares.

GardaWorld, the Canadian security service company, has made a hostile £3bn offer for larger UK rival G4S, marking the second major bid for a UK company from a North American firm in less than a week.

US companies visited the euro bond market on Monday, with multi-tranche issues from drinks company Coca-Cola and real estate investment trust Digital Realty, which brought a rare floating rate note in euros.

Voluntary efforts could bring about a global market in trading carbon offsets, even before there is a statutory basis for this, according to the leader of a new taskforce launched by Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England.

Issuance in Europe’s high grade corporate market trended towards high beta names this week, with a spate of deals from riskier names, including the first outing for German fallen angel ZF Freidrichshafen since its downgrade.

Ford, the US car maker, offered investment grade bond investors the chance to dip into high yield on Tuesday, while its rival Nissan Motor is lining up a seven tranche behemoth bond issue that will create a euro curve out to eight years.

Chinese smart electric vehicle maker Nio has raised $1.5bn in fresh equity after increasing its follow-on offering of American Depository Shares (ADS).

Fosun International has pocketed HK$2.45bn ($316.3m) after selling a chunk of Tsingtao Brewery's stock in a block trade, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Chinese smart electric vehicle maker Nio has launched an accelerated follow-on offering, riding on the strong support seen for the US listings of its competitors in the past month.