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Global Ports Holding, the Turkish company that owns 15 ports in the Mediterranean and further afield, has priced its London IPO just above the bottom of the range, achieving a £465m market capitalisation. The shares are trading up about 1.75%.

Bank of East Asia wrapped up a new Basel III additional tier one deal on Thursday, applying the lessons it learnt from its previous subordinated note outing.

One of Asia’s most frequent borrowers BOC Aviation has mandated six firms for a dollar-denominated Reg S outing, with roadshow set to take place early next week.

Mexico City-based DCM bankers say that the mood among the country’s financial community has drastically improved since the start of the year, as Unifin on Wednesday became just the fourth Mexican credit to issue dollar debt in 2017.

Citigroup, State Street and Bank of New York tapped the market as the callable bandwagon rolled on and banks continued to boost their regulatory capital buffers.

Digi Communications, the fast-growing Romanian telecoms and media group, has successfully completed a €190m IPO, the first from the country this year, despite being hit during the bookbuild by news that some of its senior executives were being investigated for bribery and money laundering, and the fact that voting rights remain controlled by the founder.

Volatility late in the week failed to dampen a scorching few days of public sector dollar issuance, auguring well for more expected supply in the currency next week. Four issuers — some of which came this week to avoid other trades pencilled in for next week — were able to price deals at tight levels, with some coming through their curves.

The SRI bond pipeline for public sector borrowers looks fit to burst, with a string of issuers planning deals and KfW setting a marker with a thumping trade this week.

Public sector borrowers in the euro market on Thursday focused their attentions on the long end of the curve, but not every trade made it to full subscription.

It was a slam dunk for India’s first infrastructure investment trust, which raised Rp46.5bn ($727.4m) after IRB InvIT Fund priced its IPO comfortably at the top of expectations.

South Korea’s Woori Bank sealed its third Basel III additional tier one deal on Monday, raising $500m just before the country held its long-awaited presidential election.

Mexican financing and leasing company Unifin Financiera raised $450m of seven year bonds on Wednesday as bankers’ hailed the company’s improving reputation in the market.