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Four firms from Asia ex-Japan are taking bids for their dollar bonds, including Lionbridge Capital Co, Nan Hai Corp, Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises Company as well as Malaysia’s Yinson Holdings.

Bawag, the Austrian banking group that has been owned by Cerberus since 2007, will attempt to go public in Vienna this autumn, with an IPO that will provide a serious test of the strength of investor demand for the European banking sector.

Singapore-based V3 Group, which operates in the luxury lifestyle and wellness markets, began pre-marketing a potential $400m Hong Kong IPO this week, said a banker close to the deal.

With strong demand right off the bat, Chinese firm RYB Education has broken through the top of guidance to raise a higher $144.3m from its US flotation, according to a source close to the deal.

Münchener Hypothekenbank made its public Swiss franc bond market debut, raising Sfr160m ($164.8m) with a December 2024 bond this week. But, with few German financial institutions with natural franc needs, the possibilities of follow-on trades are few and far between.

China’s Yuzhou Properties pulled off a $300m bond on Monday, navigating a choppy equities market that saw stock prices of many Hong Kong-listed developers plunge amid cooling measures from the Mainland regulators.

Vincom Retail, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has filed for approval to list on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, targeting a $600m IPO.

Indian animal feed and agribusiness company Godrej Agrovet plans to bring a Rp11.65bn ($178.6m) IPO to the market on October 4, with the deal to feature both new and secondary stock.

I Squared Capital’s $900m-equivalent Hong Kong dollar loan backing its acquisition of Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) pulled in more than 20 banks during senior syndication, with more expected to join before the deal wraps up this week.

Singapore-based internet company Sea has kicked off pre-marketing for a US listing that could raise up to $1bn, according to a banker close to the deal.

Singapore-based V3 Group has begun pre-marketing its Hong Kong IPO, which could raise as much as $400m, according to a banker close to the deal.

Chinese steel company Shougang Group Co is returning to the dollar debt market with a new five year bond, while Yuzhou Properties Company is drumming up interest for its debut senior perpetual transaction.