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Citi has hired two senior real estate focused bankers from HSBC, adding them to its investment banking team in Hong Kong. -
Arkema, the French speciality chemicals and advanced materials company, launched a €500m no-grow benchmark bond on Monday, which it managed to price in line with its outstanding debt.
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France’s LVMH has agreed to buy jeweller Tiffany & Co. for around $16.2bn, with Bernard Arnault’s luxury goods group having to up its offer to $135 a share.
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Uzpromstroybank, the BB-/BB- rated bank that is majority owned by the Uzbek government, had racked up more than $800m of orders by lunchtime on Monday for its five year dollar bond.
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A rare borrower from New Zealand, telecoms infrastructure group Chorus, is to roadshow for a bond in Europe, as the continent's mountain of rated corporate debt reached €6.4tr.
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Perhaps the last two public sector bond benchmark issues of the year hit screens in euros this week and, judging by their reception, the market is closing right on time.
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Veteran Citi banker Pramit Jhaveri is retiring, bringing the curtain down on a 32-year career at the US firm.
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Alibaba Group Holding pulled off the year’s largest IPO this week, raising HK$88bn ($11.2bn) from its Hong Kong secondary listing. The company has given the stock exchange a much needed boost in morale, while signalling to other foreign-listed Chinese companies that they can come home. Jonathan Breen reports.
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Vicky He rejoins CS — SG adds to Greater China team — Nomura promotes Tiwaari — UBS Apac ECM vice-chairman leaves — Sternby returns to UBS
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Taiwanese electronic component company Yageo Corp has received a chunky $1.1bn bridge loan to support its acquisition of Kemet Corp, a US-based company in the same industry.
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Czech consumer finance company Home Credit has shelved its potential Hong Kong IPO citing poor market conditions. The deal had been slated to raise up to $1bn.
