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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has begun a price discovery process for its eagerly awaited inaugural bond, which is expected to be issued on Thursday.

Tencent Holdings has seen an impressive rally in the secondary market for its recently issued dollar bonds, a reflection of strong investor appetite for investment grade supply amid underwhelming issuance volumes in 2019.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has mandated banks for its inaugural bond, a five year dollar global benchmark.

Denmark’s Bunker Holding has signed a multi tranche revolving credit facility totaling $1bn, as the shipping fuel and lubrication oils company prepares for a “paradigm shift” headed for its industry.

Philippine oil company Petron has received a strong response for its return to the offshore loan market, increasing the size of its deal to $800m.

Chinese property developer Yango Group Co priced a $150m tap of a recent two year bond on Thursday at a level that 62.5bp inside where the original bond landed less than a month ago.

Logicor’s dual tranche issuance received a mixed reception on Thursday, as the European real estate and logistics company reopened an old note and offered investors a new bond as well.

Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance pulled off its biggest auto loan ABS deal to date on Tuesday at its tightest price since 2017, despite a last minute regulatory probe into the originator. But the apparent success owed plenty to the lead underwriters’ co-ordinated efforts to keep the issuer happy and the primacy of credit ratings to international buyers, writes Rebecca Feng.

Ireland’s CDB Aviation has signed its first unsecured syndicated loan, as the aircraft leasing company continues its drive to diversify its funding sources.

BMW Group has debuted its first asset backed note (ABN) in China, bagging Rmb2.5bn ($387m) with a three tranche fixed rate deal through its majority-owned subsidiary, Herald International Financial Leasing.

Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance is on track to price its largest ABS trade under the Silver Arrow China series. The originator, having previously turned to Moody’s and Fitch for international ratings, switched to S&P and gained an AAA rating for its deal.

Two subsidiaries of Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Corp are in the syndicated loan market raising a China onshore facility and an offshore deal respectively.