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Aier Eye Hospital has raised €174m ($205m) from seven banks, helping fund its acquisition of Spanish company Clinica Baviera.

Hyundai Capital Services is kicking off the week with a dual tranche dollar deal that will be sold to investors in Asia, Europe and the US.

Ford Automotive Finance (China) has pulled off an impressive return to China’s auto ABS market. The company raised an eye-catching Rmb3.46bn ($518.4m) from its latest deal — and brought in the first crop of foreign investors tapping Chinese ABS through Bond Connect.

Over the past five years, banks, regulators and creditors have come to agree on the characteristics of a set of debt capital instruments that, at least in theory, work well for all of them. But recently investment bankers have started to wonder whether or not different structures could do more for the industry. Bank capital could well be on the cusp of yet another shake-up, writes Tyler Davies.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank on Thursday became the latest issuer to tap into a hot summer market for dollars, increasing a tap from its initial size while printing flat to its curve.

The offshore bond market is set to welcome Lotte Group’s retail unit Lotte Shopping Co, which will sell dollar-denominated notes guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim).

US plastics manufacturer Trinseo priced its new dollar refinancing bond deal with coupons more than 100bp tighter than the old notes. It is also marketing new term loans.

Peugeot Citroën’s joint venture in China is coming back to the ABS market on August 22 after a year-long absence. The automaker will approach investors with only one tranche, trimming from the two tranches offered on its debut. But that will not impact the size — the originator plans to triple its fund-raising with a Rmb3bn ($449.8m) offer.

Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) is ready to sell its debut offshore rupee bond as soon as it is given the regulatory go-ahead, a source at the issuer has told GlobalCapital Asia.

Trinseo, a US manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, opened investor calls on Monday for a new unsecured bond, as it plans to repay all of its bonds due in 2022.

Ford Automotive Finance (China) is gearing up for its second auto loan ABS transaction of the year in China, with bookbuilding slated for August 17. The carmaker is hoping to take home Rmb4bn ($600.2m) from the deal — a larger size than its last trade.

September is fast approaching, bringing with it one of the most hotly anticipated European Central Bank (ECB) meetings ever, but the central bank will do its utmost to avoid causing drama, say investors.