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JC Flowers sold the last of its stake in OneSavings Bank, the UK challenger bank, via a £95m accelerated bookbuild on Tuesday night.

In the last instalment of our 2017 awards, we present the full write-ups of the winners of Best Asian Investment Bank and Best Investment Bank.

Chinese issuers BOSC International, a local government financing vehicle from Henan, Lai Fung Holdings and Hilong Holding are in the market with new deals on a busy day for issuance.

Philippine company International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) opened books for a fixed-for-life dollar perpetual bond on Wednesday, making it the first issuer to take advantage of the country’s ratings upgrade last month.

Europe’s equity linked new issue market is enjoying a busy start to the year, with four deals totalling €1.56bn priced in the past week. The latest was a Sfr300m seven year convertible bond (CB) issue by Swiss Prime Site, the property investment company.

A $5.5bn senior secured loan to refinance China National Chemical Corp’s (ChemChina) outstanding debt has been launched into general syndication by 16 mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

India’s Varroc Engineering has hired a trio of banks to lead an IPO timed for the first half of the year, according to a source close to the deal.

Country Garden Holdings Company (CoGard) and SEA Holdings are planning their comebacks to the offshore debt market, while Wharf Real Estate Investment Co is set to test its luck with accounts for the first time.

While the high yield bond pipeline has yet to reveal its first roadshow of 2018, two leveraged loan borrowers announced new deals on Friday. They are trailer supplier Dexko Global and Planasa, the Spanish berry producer.

PSP Swiss Property, rated A- by Fitch, tapped its April 2026 Swiss franc bond last Friday, opening the market for corporate issuance in 2018. The deal doubled the bond's size to Sfr200m ($204.93m).

Zhongyuan Yuzi Investment Holding Group Co, a local government financing vehicle in China’s Henan province, is sounding out investors for its inaugural dollar bond.

Philippine company International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) will meet investors in Asia and Europe next week for a senior guaranteed perpetual bond.