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Just one bank was absent from French automotives parts manufacturer Faurecia’s amend and extend deal signed June 24.

China’s DFZQ, also known as Orient Securities Co, has raised HK$7.8bn ($1.0bn) from its Hong Kong listing after pricing at the bottom half of the marketing range, according to a source close to the deal.

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) could be closing in on an equity trading link for UK-listed depositary receipts by Chinese firms that would see the participation of Euroclear and LCH.Clearnet, GlobalRMB has learned.

Citigroup bulked up parts of its Irish operations last year, in what may have been long term preparation for a potential UK vote to leave the European Union. But other US firms, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, continue to rely heavily on their UK subsidiaries to access international markets.

Amid the chaos in global markets on June 24, the IPO of Veneto Banca reached its expected conclusion: the book closed almost empty and the listing was cancelled, leaving Fondo Atlante, the Italian bank rescue fund, to provide the €1bn of capital Veneto had to raise.

India’s Mahanagar Gas has priced its IPO at the top guidance to a value of Rp10.4bn after a torrent of orders covered the book more than 60x.

Despite the carnage in UK and European bank shares, the bosses of major investment banks have reassured staff that immediate changes won’t follow. But recruitment industry sources predict the opposite, with one headhunter citing client plans to move 37,000 jobs to countries that plan to stay in the European Union.

CP Pokphand, part of Thai firm Charoen Pokphand Group, has raised a $600m loan to repay outstanding debt.

Cemex Holdings Philippines, an affiliate of Mexican cement giant Cemex, has kicked off bookbuilding for its Ps24.4bn ($526.3m) listing, with the offering generously covered, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co has launched its Hong Kong IPO, covering the HK$7.6bn ($980m) float at the low end of guidance. But it has only managed to do so with mainland cornerstone investors propping up nearly 80% of the deal.

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co looks likely to drop its IPO plans and instead merge with Max Life Insurance Co, finding an opportunity for a backdoor listing.

Ten banks participated on Wednesday in an auction to determine settlement prices for credit default swaps on Norske Skog, the Norwegian publishing paper manufacturer, after it triggered a restructuring credit event in April.