BNP Paribas

General Electric became the latest US issuer to hit the euro bond market with a multi-tranche deal on Wednesday. The bond was issued by GE itself, not GE Capital.

Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), Italy's state broadcasting company, sold its debut bond issue on Tuesday, with a healthy spread over Italian government debt allowing it to gather a hefty book for a sub-benchmark print.

World Bank is targeting Italian retail investors with its latest ethical index linked green bond.

Public sector issuers underlined the strength of demand in the dollar market this week as issuers were able to get benchmarks away despite volatility in US Treasuries.

The public sector dollar bond pipeline for Wednesday is filling up, with a series of issuers set to follow a three year dollar benchmark from the European Investment Bank on Tuesday.

Chinese brokerage house HTSC was the toast of the town as it opened books on Monday, with the HK$34.72bn ($4.48bn) IPO attracting a whopping 13 cornerstone investors that included some of Asia’s tech luminaries.

Paccar, the US truck manufacturer, took to the public sterling bond market for the first time on Monday, drawing a solid book.

Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group, the Italian coffee company, opened books on Monday for an IPO of at least €127.6m.

Adecco, the Swiss recruitment and employment agency, highlighted strong demand for corporate bonds in the eight year part of the euro curve on Monday.

The European Investment Bank has mandated for a dollar benchmark, a currency that has formed a much larger part of its issuance compared to the last few years.

BNP Paribas looks set to lose its high yield credit trading head in London.

Despite choppy markets leading to a quiet week for corporate issuance, the pipeline remains strong with several new issuers announcing roadshows for deals set to be launched this month.