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Gazprom has picked four banks to arrange a roadshow as bankers debated whether the state controlled giant is paying up or cashing in by planning a bond in euros.

Two Chinese banks and one Taiwanese lender have banded together to supply a $630m leveraged buyout financing to support Carlyle’s acquisition of VXI Global Solutions.

Shanxi Road & Bridge Construction Group printed a three year bond on October 28. The trade is expected to set the pricing benchmark for Local Government Financing Vehicles from the province — which are looking to diversify funding channels by going offshore.

BOC Aviation has used the full greenshoe on its latest dual-tranche fundraising, wrapping it up at $1.5bn to mark its single largest financing.

China’s domestic fixed income market is set for another milestone with National Bank of Canada (NBC) poised to sell a Panda bond on Wednesday – becoming the first North American bank to do so.

Bohai Capital Holding Co and Suqian Economic Development Corp have picked banks to arrange their respective international bonds.

China Development Bank Hong Kong gave investors a dual option on October 27, issuing a five year dollar bond and a three year euro deal, finding space in a crowded market that saw six other trades hit the screens.

Bank of China is gearing up for another milestone as it starts marketing China’s first green covered bond. While the structure of the dual recourse notes is unlikely to appeal to traditional covered bond investors, the trade underpins Beijing’s commitment to lead innovation in socially responsible financing. Lorraine Cushnie reports.

Seven deals launched Thursday as issuers came out in force to raise money ahead what is expected to be greater market uncertainty in November.

German borrowers ProSiebenSat and RKW and Austria's Montana Tech Components are in the market for €430m of Schuldscheine collectively.

Bank of China (London) has mandated banks for what is being described as the first green covered bond from a Chinese bank in a transaction that will be backed by climate debt.

China Great Wall Asset Management Corp priced a dual-tranche offering on Thursday, finding strong demand for its deal. The relatively small size and the timing of the transaction worked in favour of the bad debt manager, according to bankers.