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South African chemicals and energy company Sasol has released initial price thoughts on a dual tranche dollar bond on Thursday morning in London.

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait revived its AT1 on Wednesday, having postponed the deal following a roadshow in March this year. But a modest deal size priced in the middle of final guidance left bankers away from the deal saying appetite did not look overwhelmingly strong.

BOC Aviation made its fourth dollar market outing of the year on Wednesday, locking up $500m from a tightly priced floating rate transaction.

Chinese hotpot chain Haidilao International Holding pulled off top-end pricing for its HK$7.56bn ($963.3m) Hong Kong IPO this week, wooing institutions with its unique story. But the lukewarm response from retail investors is being viewed as a blessing in disguise for allocations — and hopefully for the stock’s aftermarket performance. Jonathan Breen reports.

Mapletree Logistics Trust sealed its second overnight fundraising for the year and its largest follow-on offering in a decade on Wednesday, bagging S$375m ($274m) to acquire properties in Singapore.

Islamic Development Bank printed its $1.3bn five year Reg S sukuk on Wednesday inside its own curve.

Two Samsung-linked units are selling down their remaining shares in Samsung C&T Corp through an accelerated block that could raise as much as $829m.

Dollar investors gave public sector issuers something to think about on Wednesday, as a pair of SRI bonds had very different receptions. One aggressively priced deal struggled to reach full subscription while another offering some concession grew by a half. World Bank is up next in the currency, though in conventional format, and bankers believe the trade will indicate the market’s direction.

The National Bank of Oman hit screens on Tuesday, raising $500m of five year paper in a market still hungry for more Middle Eastern supply.

The Islamic Development Bank’s five year sukuk trade appears to be meeting with a warm response, allowing the leads to pull in the spread by several basis points.

China Merchants Bank Co Hong Kong branch has sold a dual-tranche transaction worth $800m, tapping into both the fixed rate and floating rate investor bases.

Two state-owned companies from Shenzhen and Sichuan managed to woo investors to their dollar bonds on Tuesday, thanks in part to the strong credentials of their respective provinces.