Barclays

The sovereigns, supranational and agency market poured into dollars on Monday with two issuers announcing price thoughts for deals and a third potentially due on screens after investor meetings.

Barclays has hired Nicolas Reille to lead the expansion of its equities structuring business in Asia, it announced on Monday.

Peking University Founder Group Co has raised $300m from an ultra-tight bond.

Deutsche Bank has hired Mark Lewellen, the former co-head of debt capital markets and risk solutions at Barclays, as head of corporate DCM Europe.

Activist investor Edward Bramson will be hard-pressed to succeed in his bid to get a seat on the board of Barclays. But his push to get the firm to retreat from investment banking could well find a better reception among weary investors.

Diamond hires ex-colleague at Atlas — Salorio leaves DCM head vacancy at Soc Gen — Forese to retire from Citi

Atlas Merchant Capital, the fund founded by ex-Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, has hired Tom King, former chief of investment banking at Barclays.

Ineos, with a split high yield/investment grade rating, announced a drive-by €770m seven year non-call three bond issue on Monday, refinancing its 4% 2023 bond of the same size.

Nexi, the Italian payments firm listing in Milan, is to price its IPO at €9 a share, just off the bottom of its initial price range.

Chinese internet data centre provider 21Vianet Group raised a $300m note on Tuesday after bondholders agreed to tender over half of an old $300m bond that will become puttable in a few months.

Finablr, the Abu Dhabi-based cross-border currency and financial technology holding company which owns Travelex, has filed initial paperwork ahead of announcing an intention to list on the London Stock Exchange.

Three Chinese property companies battled in the primary market on Monday with competing supply. While high yield issuers have been able to sell bonds at ultra-tight prices of late, the weight of supply has started to force issuer’s to pay more to borrow.