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Malaysian telecoms company Maxis, controlled by billionaire Ananda Krishnan, has launched a capital increase of up to MR1.7bn ($403m) to reduce its debt and finance future growth.

Lotte Chemical Titan Holding opened books on Friday for its MR5.9bn ($1.4bn) Malaysia listing, which is being pitched at a big discount to regional rivals.

Eris Lifesciences has signed up 37 investors as anchors for its Rp17.4bn ($269.5m) IPO in India, setting the stage for its listing with a strong launch message.

MSC Cruises, the European cruise company, raised Sfr335m ($343.34m) in the Swiss bond market on Thursday, a record size for an unrated issuer which left the market wondering if a new type of borrower has found a Swiss home.

ALD, the car leasing division of Société Générale, priced its €1.15bn Paris IPO near the bottom of its initial range on Thursday.

US telecoms company AT&T returned to European markets on Wednesday with a £1bn September 2037 bond, as it followed up a €7bn multi-tranche deal it sold just a week earlier.

MSC Cruises, the European cruise company, raised Sfr335m ($343.6m) in the Swiss bond market on Thursday — a record size for an unrated issuer, which left the market wondering if a new type of borrower has found a Swiss home.

After a barnstorming first half, Asia’s debt markets are looking forward to what H2 brings. Optimism is high after markets proved their ability to shrug off geopolitical tensions and widespread uncertainty, posting a sharp increase in first half volumes, writes Morgan Davis.

Swiss telecoms UPC Holding, a Liberty Global subsidiary, brought its second 12 year bond offering on Wednesday, the longest maturity sold in the European high yield market so far this year.

Once troubled Chinese property developer Kaisa Group Holdings, which launched an exchange offer last week, has released minimum yields on the four sets of new fixed rate notes that will replace its outstanding variable rate senior bonds.

The IPO of ALD, the car leasing division of Société Générale, is covered at its maximum size including the greenshoe, ahead of the end of the bookbuild on Thursday.

Germany's Klöckner Pentaplast’s merger with UK competitor Linpac will create a global player in the packaging sector, the firm said on Tuesday, with an Ebitda of over €300m. The debt backing the merger will bring leverage at the firm to over eight times Ebitda, however, according to S&P, and one investor said he was concerned the deal could follow the market trend in becoming too aggressive.