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Thermo Fisher Scientific, the US genetic testing and laboratory equipment company, has mandated banks for a multi-tranche Reverse Yankee bond in euros. It wants to print fresh debt along its curve out to 30 years.

The Republic of Kazakhstan and the State of Montenegro have mandated for the first euro bonds from the CEEMEA region since the market re-opened in September.

Armenia is in the market for its first sovereign Eurobond in four years, hitting screens with a 10 year $500m no-grow.

Shanghai Henlius Biotech has settled its Hong Kong SAR listing at the bottom of the price guidance, mopping up HK$3.21bn ($410m) from the first post-earnings season IPO in the city.

Budweiser Brewing Company Apac has revived its Hong Kong IPO two months after a headline-grabbing flop. But a smaller target size, a stamp of approval from a high-profile cornerstone investor and the off-loading of an unattractive chunk of its business all mean that the firm has a better chance of success this time around. Jonathan Breen reports.

The European Investment Bank and Nordic Investment Bank kept the strong momentum going in the SSA euro bond market on Wednesday, capitalising on the European Central Bank’s announcement of fresh stimulus last week and a lack of issuance over the summer. However, Joint Laender's deal was only just oversubscribed, which the leads attributed to investors’ hesitance to buy a negative yielding 10 year bond from a less liquid name.

A legion of lenders has joined London Stock Exchange Group’s $13.5bn bridge loan for its acquisition of data company Refinitiv, as the London exchange fights off a hostile bid from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing that could scupper the acquisition.

The investment grade bond market was noticeably cooler on Wednesday morning, compared to the €7.4bn and €5.4bn issued on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Though calling it quiet would be a disservice, with Wednesday’s issuers looking to borrow €2.5bn. Meanwhile, a bond deal for a fertiliser mine in Yorkshire disappeared down a black hole.

Herald International Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of BMW, bagged its second Rmb2.5bn ($353m) auto lease asset-backed note on Tuesday, pricing the dual-tranche deal at the tighter end of the price guidance range.

A smaller deal size, a high-profile cornerstone investor and plenty of early engagement with investors have put Budweiser Brewing Company Apac’s second attempt at a Hong Kong IPO on solid ground.

Fresh from the announcement of a new stimulus package by the European Central Bank last week, investors stormed into the euro public sector bond market on Tuesday, led by KfW and Bpifrance. The latter printed €1.25bn, equaling its biggest ever single issue. The strong momentum is set to continue with a string of mandates, including two supranationals for Wednesday.

The Netherlands Development Finance Company debuted the first offshore Bolivian boliviano bond last Friday. Meanwhile on Monday, French agency Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations again returned to the ultra-long end to place a pair of callable euro notes.