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Chinese telecommunication software provider AsiaInfo Technologies raised HK$900m ($115m) this week after pricing its flotation at the bottom of the indicative range.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) gave investors a year-end treat this week with 2018’s last billion-dollar IPO from an Asian issuer. It was paid back with a near 8% jump in its stock price on the first day of trading. But to succeed the firm had to cut its fundraising target and get realistic on pricing. Jonathan Breen reports.

Corporate bond bankers in the US are predicting a further 10% fall in dollar supply in 2019 as more volatility and an expected fall in US M&A activity hits issuance. The predictions come after supply for December hit its lowest level on record.

Chinese sportswear company Anta Sports Products is in talks with its six-strong bank group, mulling the syndication strategy for a €2.2bn five year loan to support the acquisition of Finland’s Amer Sports Oyj.

Italy is planning to syndicate bonds in the long end of the curve next year through inflation-linked and conventional formats.

Greenland Hong Kong Holdings closed the year with a $200m bond on Wednesday, as the high yield issuer took advantage of its anchor investors and the relatively positive market backdrop.

Chinese construction materials provider Pujiang International Group is seeking the greenlight for an IPO in Hong Kong.

In the fourth and final instalment of GlobalCapital Asia’s capital markets awards announcements, find out the Best Asian Investment Bank and the Best Investment Bank in the region for 2018.

BNP Paribas managing director Ravina Advani has been appointed head of energy, natural resources and renewables in the firm's coverage division.

UK-listed Ophir Energy has amended and extended its reserves-based lending facility, as a surge of end of year deals continue to work their way through the market.

Spanish supermarket group Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación revealed a new scheme to solve its financial troubles on Wednesday, away from the potential debt cut and cash injection recently suggested by its largest single shareholder LetterOne.