Citi

State Bank of India is finally courting investors for its maiden green bond, which has been planned for more than a year.

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform 51 Credit Card has raised HK$1bn ($128.6m) after pricing its IPO at the bottom of guidance, according to a banker on the deal.

CMB International raised $250m from a three year floating rate note on Monday. Bankers and analysts were expecting the deal to reach $300m but despite a well-filled book, the borrower opted to limit its size ambitions.

An equity and derivatives strategist who left BNP Paribas in April has won a new job at Citi.

A slew of deals hit screens in sterling this week, allowing SSA borrowers from three continents to pick up a combined £1.175bn ($1.55bn) in funding — including one borrower’s largest-ever deal in the currency.

A pair of seasoned green bond issuers brought deals in the format this week — but each opted to print in a currency in which it had not sold green bonds before.

Banks have been hiring staff to help financial sponsors hunt jumbo take-private deals as opportunities dry up elsewhere, writes David Rothnie.

Goldman’s Furtado heads to Citi — HNA chairman dies on business trip — Veteran loans banker Pemberton passes away — Everbright nabs structured finance boss — Chaudhry leaves Deutsche to study

More Chinese technology start-ups have come out with their IPO plans, as Pinduoduo, Aurora Mobile and Opera file their US debuts.

Hong Kong was inundated with IPO filings this week as banks sought to give themselves enough runway to launch deals before the end of the year.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s revolutionary change to its listing regime for biotechnology companies is starting to pay off, as the pipeline of pre-revenue firms looking to go public builds. But there are numerous challenges ahead, not least in understanding the sector and the risks involved. Jonathan Breen reports.

Inke priced its Hong Kong IPO at the low end of expectations on Thursday to raise HK$1.2bn ($152.9m), amid investor jitters about a China-US trade war.