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Higher rates and execution certainty in the dollar bond market have given investors something to get excited about, with supply from financials in the currency outstripping that in euros so far this year.

Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte won a vote of confidence in the country's senate last night, removing the immediate threat of the government he leads collapsing. Relieved investors flocked back to Italian assets in the aftermath but Italy’s political troubles are unlikely to be over.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank could take advantage of a quiet backdrop in the euro FIG market to launch the first deal from its green bond framework.

Apax Global Alpha, a UK investment trust, has amended the terms on its €140m revolving credit facility. The deal reflects what is expected to be a big theme in the loan market this year of borrowers tinkering with existing facilities rather than doing full refinancings.

The Kingdom of Bahrain launched a $2bn triple-tranche bond on Wednesday, the second sovereign trade from the Gulf region this year. Both trades have, somewhat unexpectedly, been done by junk-rated governments.

Robert Foster, previously European head of consumer and retail investment banking at Jefferies, has joined financial firm Baird's middle market investment bank.

China International Capital Corp (CICC) raised a larger-than-planned $1.5bn from the bond market on Tuesday in a deal driven by Asian accounts.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise has raised around Rp11.7bn ($160m) from a qualified institutional placement, drawing a swell of demand that pushed pricing above the floor.

SK Battery America, a subsidiary of South Korea's SK Innovation Co, found outstanding response for its green dollar bond on Tuesday. The firm was able to tighten pricing by 45bp, with the notes trading even tighter in the secondary market.

Singaporean ride-hailing company Grab Holdings has boosted the size of its term loan B after receiving a strong response from the market, setting the stage for more Asian start-up firms to head to the US for financing.

Kaisa Group Holdings and BOC Aviation used swift taps to add more money to their coffers on Tuesday.

Cloopen Group Holding, a cloud-based communication provider, is planning to raise at least $100m from a US IPO of American depositary shares (ADS).