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Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has hired Bank of America and UBS to lead a secondary listing in Hong Kong, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

That nine US companies and banks should launch bonds the day after a 12% fall in the S&P 500 index, the worst since 1987, is astonishing, but probably shows that companies are anxious to bank large quantities of cash in case markets get worse. The barrage of issuance comes despite core fixed income markets such as Treasuries, swaps and commercial paper being under strain.

The commercial paper market is emerging as a source of stress as financial markets creak under the pressure of the coronavirus crisis. This happened in the 2007-9 financial crisis too, but this time the strains are different. Market participants want central banks to act.

Garanti BBVA has launched the first environmental, social and governance loan from Turkey's banking sector, as the syndicated loan primary market continues to be one of the few hardy spots in a financial system hit by the coronavirus and oil price panic.

SBI Cards and Payments Services has priced its Rp103.4bn ($1.4bn) IPO at the top of the range and was allocating the stock to investors on Wednesday.

SBI Cards and Payment Services was riding high on Thursday after a rush of institutional investor demand pushed its billion-dollar IPO through a coronavirus-driven slump in local and global markets this week. Jonathan Breen reports.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has launched a take-private bid for UK based healthcare marketing and PR firm Huntsworth, bidding an enterprise value of £524m for the company. The debt financing for the deal is a $295m term loan and a £35m revolver provided by Royal Bank of Canada.

Ninety One, the asset management division of Investec, has set a price range for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, despite extreme market turbulence caused by the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus across the globe.

SBI Cards and Payments Services has kicked off its up to Rp103.4bn ($1.4bn) IPO, with over one quarter of the deal subscribed by anchor investors.

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SBI Cards and Payments Services, a State Bank of India subsidiary, set the final price range for its IPO, putting proceeds of up to Rp103.5bn ($1.44bn) in reach for when it launches the deal next week.

H Lundbeck, the Danish pharmaceutical company, has mandated banks for a five year debut euro benchmark from its new bond programme, after gaining US regulatory approval for a new migraine treatment.