Banks

The Republic of Slovenia sold its longest ever bond issue on Wednesday, just three weeks after it sold a €2bn deal. The bid for duration was evident as investors piled in with more than €4bn of orders.

Richard Luddington has joined Rothschild as a senior advisor focusing mainly on sovereigns and quasi-sovereigns in central and eastern Europe as well as the broader Europe, the Middle East and Africa region.

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) ventured into the Swedish and Norwegian markets for the first time this week. With many of Europe's big banks absent from the MTN market this year, dealers are instead chasing more unusual deals from rarer names.

IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, is preparing to issue the first bond under its new sustainability debt framework.

The IPO of Dr Martens, the UK bootmaker, shut on Thursday, two days earlier than planned after the company attracted heavy demand in its first few days of bookbuilding.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone managed to seal its $500m 10 year deal inside fair value on Tuesday, despite investor concerns about the company's environmental and social record.

The Hong Kong government cemented its green credentials further this week with a $2.5bn triple-tranche bond outing.

China Education Group Holdings sealed a HK$2.03bn ($261.3m) top-up placement this week, raising capital for the expansion of its school network. But its stock took a hit in the aftermarket, dropping more than 10%.

GMR Hyderabad International Airport swooped into the bond market on Tuesday for $300m, adding money to its coffers ahead of an expectation of a revival in passenger growth.

More Chinese real estate borrowers headed to the dollar bond market on Tuesday, as bankers tackle a supply rush in the lead up to the Chinese New Year holidays in mid-February.

Indonesian mining company Bukit Makmura Mandiri Utama (Buma) returned to the bond market on Tuesday to raise $400m after a three-year hiatus.

Malaysia-based Catcha Group is floating a southeast Asia-focused special purpose acquisition company (Spac) on the New York Stock Exchange.