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Shinhan Financial Group has deepened its sustainable funding pool, raising $500m from a bank capital deal that was appealing to investors.

Cobham, a UK aerospace and defence supplier, could soon change owners as private equity firm Advent plans to finance its £4bn acquisition with £2.517bn equivalent of interim loans. The latest public-to-private buyout is on shaky ground, jolted by a looming bidding war, possible regulatory intervention and reluctant shareholders.

Russia's largest producer of anthracite coal, Siberian Anthracite, is expected to complete a loan refinancing in September. The deal will see Sibanthracite switch its existing loan facility from dollars to euros, as bankers offer a number of reasons for the switch, including preventative protection from sanctions and the elimination of operational delays.

Chinese financial accounting platform 9F has set the ball rolling for an IPO in the US that will be worth as much as $150m.

Credit Suisse has poached a Deutsche Bank veteran from Hong Kong to head its Australia business.

Tencent Holdings-backed Weimob has sealed a HK$1.17bn ($150.1m) top-up placement of new stock, while a handful of the company's shareholders bagged HK$230m from a block trade.

Mexico responded to the lower rates environment on Tuesday with an opportunistic $3.56bn liability management exercise, shrugging off any credit worries to issue at a very slim concession.

Peruvian holding company Intercorp Peru issued more debt than initially intended on Wednesday after notching a heavily oversubscribed order book in its first international trade since 2015.

Mexico showed that even trickier credit stories could take advantage of the borrower-friendly rates environment, surprising many with a $3bn liability management exercise just two weeks after finance minister Carlos Urzúa resigned.

Chinese delivery services company SF Express is seeking a HK$5bn ($640m) syndicated loan to refinance a bridge facility used to support its acquisition of Deutsche Post DHL’s supply chain business in the Mainland.

The US high grade corporate bond new issue market went dark for two days this week, as corporate America skulked in earnings blackouts. Next week could be big, but it is likely to be a long, dry summer.

Dubai-headquartered international education provider GEMS Education is seeking a $1.85bn debt package to support CVC Capital Partners taking a minority stake in the company.