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Banca Sistema, the Italian bank specialising in factoring, especially for government bodies, began the bookbuild for its IPO on Friday June 19. The deal, led by Barclays, will value the bank at up to €350m.

Singapore-listed Frasers Centrepoint (FCL) is planning to raise £300m ($475.7m) by way of a loan to fund its UK subsidiary’s recent acquisition of boutique hotel chain Malmaison Hotel du Vin.

The University of Liverpool became the latest UK university to tap the capital markets on Friday, rounding off a tricky week for corporate borrowers with a well received 40 year sterling issue.

InnoLight Technology Corp, whose customers include high-profile names such as Google and ZTE, has applied for a $100m IPO on the Nasdaq. The plans come at a time when many Chinese companies are delisting from US exchanges in the hope of seeking greener pastures back home.

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Ufinet, the telecoms unit of Gas Natural Fenosa formerly called GNF Telecom, which was bought by Cinven last year, is seeking to cut the margin on a €295m leveraged loan it allocated last July.

Archer Daniels Midland, the US food processing and commodities trading company, ended a fallow patch in the corporate bond market on Wednesday, making its debut in the euro market with a dual tranche deal.

Imperial Capital Group has created an emerging markets group and hired a former Barclays man to run emerging markets sales and trading in its New York office.

Archer Daniels Midland, the US food processing and commodities trading company, ended a fallow patch in the corporate bond market on Wednesday, making its debut in the euro market with a dual tranche deal.

A smaller than typical seven year euro benchmark for KfW on Tuesday underlined how difficult execution in euros has become for public sector borrowers.

Barclays has appointed one man to run its EMEA debt capital markets and risk solutions business after announcing the departure of one of the group's co-heads.

Barclays has promoted two senior bankers to jointly head its financial institutions business in Europe.