Banks

Mediobanca was able to attract demand seven times the size of its new €500m senior bond on Tuesday, which was its debut green deal. The high demand allowed the issuer to launch with a negative new issue premium based on its conventional curve.

A former sovereign, supranational and agency bond trader at Commerzbank has joined NordLB after an almost two year hiatus from the capital markets.

Norilsk Nickel, the Russian metal and mining company which has found itself under heightened scrutiny in recent months after a series of major oil spills, is set to raise a dollar denominated benchmark bond this week. Russian telecom major Veon was also in the market for its second rouble offering in recent months.

Following a trailblazing issuance from Abu Dhabi last week, the Emirate of Dubai has mandated banks to arrange a dual tranche offering, including a sukuk — its first international DCM outing since 2014. Qatar’s Ahli Bank was also in the market on Tuesday, launching a benchmark dollar bond.

Veolia Environnement, the French water and waste firm, has made an unsolicited €2.9bn bid for a 29.9% stake in compatriot rival Suez. The target company’s board has rebuked the offer without rejecting it outright, though it has created a committee to fully analyse the potential purchase.

The UK Debt Management Office has chosen the banks to lead the first ever 15 year Gilt to be sold via syndication, which will hit the market next week

Chinese smart electric vehicle maker Nio has raised $1.5bn in fresh equity after increasing its follow-on offering of American Depository Shares (ADS).

Citigroup has beefed up its presence in France by hiring Robin Rousseau, Deutsche Bank’s head of M&A for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Property manager China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services is planning an IPO on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, getting the ball rolling with an application to the bourse this week.

Vietnamese mobile device retailer Mobile World Investment Corp has made a rapid return to loans for another $100m.

Hong Kong property developer Nan Fung International Holdings returned to the market with a $500m fixed-for-life perpetual bond in a bid to manage its liabilities and score lower interest rate for its debt.

Modern Land (China) Co received an 18 times oversubscribed book for a $100m tap of two of its green bonds, as investors threw their weight behind the Chinese property developer’s deal.