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Tech giant Alibaba Group Holding is taking bids for a five-tranche transaction, putting its focus on the longer end of the curve. Hopes are high for yet another impressive deal from the Chinese firm, which last stunned the market in 2014 with the largest G3 bond on record from Asia ex-Japan.

Lugano entered the Swiss franc bond market on Tuesday, its first since Moody's in July gave the city its first official credit rating.

Swiss food and drinks company Nestlé tapped a fourth currency market in three months on Tuesday when it printed a £500m 3.5 year bond ahead of a sterling redemption.

As fund managers fill their pockets with corporate leveraged finance debt, borrowers like BMC Software are taking advantage of strong conditions to slash funding costs across their financial structure.

Chinese issuers are yet again dominating the supply in Asia ex-Japan debt markets, with four firms wooing dollar and euro bond investors on Tuesday.

Punjab National Bank is selling a 6% stake in PNB Housing Finance worth Rp13.3bn ($206.3m) through the offer-for-sale method.

Sterling high yield bond issuance this year has now surpassed four times 2016’s figure. This week, new borrower Pinewood Studios appeared on stage.

Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley are leading the sale of a 9.3% stake in Scout24, the German online classified advertising firm, for about €345m. The deal is covered, according to a banker involved.

The leveraged loan market is approaching Christmas on course to beat last year’s issuance, particularly for financing of new buyouts.

China’s Alibaba Group Holding, which wowed the debt market three years ago with the largest G3 bond on record from Asia ex-Japan, is preparing for a comeback, mandating banks for its upcoming dollar outing.

German oil refinery Heide chose one of the high yield market's quietest weeks of the year to fund a €200m dividend to its shareholder. Investors bought it, but some bankers spotted a steep premium in the pricing.

After a delayed start at the end of last week, Banca Carige’s €500m rights issue is under way. So far it has been a “rollercoaster”, a source close to the deal said, but its promoters are delighted that the Genoese bank has got its money, thanks to the multi-handed underwriting agreement.