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Thai property developer Singha Estate raised $229m on Wednesday from its first visit to the equity capital market, tapping international and domestic investors with a convertible bond and share placement combo.

China National Chemical Corp has priced a Reg S-only $3bn triple-tranche deal, hitting its targeted size while paying minimum new issue premium. Peak demand was $15.5bn across the board, thanks to an attractive initial price guidance and the company’s strong credentials.

The European leveraged finance markets are licking their lips in anticipation of a new €2.5bn deal backing Bain and Cinven’s takeover of Stada Arzneimittel, the German generic drug manufacturer.

Greentown China Holdings snapped up $450m from a hugely popular senior perpetual transaction on Tuesday, while Central China Real Estate became the latest issuer to sell bonds with a tenor less than one year.

QSR Brands is not expected to launch its MR2bn ($466m) Malaysia IPO until the end of the year due to operational issues, according to bankers.

Jackson National Life (JNL), the US insurance company, was drawn to the Swiss market on the strength of an attractive basis swap, which allowed the eight year bond to be priced some 10bp-15bp within the firm's dollar funding curve.

New issue momentum in Asia’s debt market continues to be strong with Powerlong Real Estate Holdings and China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) collecting bids on Wednesday, as Sinochem International Corp prepares to hit the road.

Five new high yield offerings, including the biggest floating rate note seen in Europe so far this year, entered the market this week. The FRN is a sign that frontiers are becoming blurred between different leveraged finance markets for debt buyers, said bankers.

KazmunayGas has failed to persuade its investors to remove covenants from its debt, with buyside analysts blaming the small fee offered and the lack of a coherent strategy.

Tuesday is yet another busy day for China DCM, with Bright Food (Group) Co, Greentown China Holdings and Central China Real Estate in the market for bonds, while China Railway Group is set to meet accounts for its return to the international debt market.

Credit Suisse was able to raise €1.5bn of callable senior debt in a very strong new issue environment on Monday, as bankers weighed the chances for a busy summer period in the financial institutions bond market.

With a dearth of emerging market bond supply defining the start of the week, it was left to high yield issuers to provide something for EM investors to get their teeth into as United Group, a cable operator in Eastern Europe, became one of five HY mandate announcements announcements on Monday.