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Postal Savings Bank of China has tacked on some 20 bookrunners to the syndicate group for its long awaited $8bn IPO in Hong Kong, which is set to begin pre-deal investor education on Monday.

Coca-Cola made a smash and grab raid on the dollar bond market on Monday as it jumped in ahead of a predicted onslaught of supply next week.

Five banks raised more than $10bn in the senior unsecured dollar market this week, exploiting strong demand and at spreads that were in line with where covered bonds would have priced.

First-timer Far East Consortium International found markets plane sailing on Wednesday, managing to raise $300m thanks to no other high yield names distracting investors.

Investors had ample opportunity to indulge in bank capital credits this week, with United Overseas Bank sealing a $600m additional tier two offering on Wednesday, just a day after DBS’s landmark AT1 dollar note.

Postal Savings Bank of China met with the sponsors of its upcoming $8bn Hong Kong IPO in Beijing on Thursday as the issuer approaches hitting the market, according to a source involved in the transaction.

A senior banker in the Asia Pacific financing division of Credit Suisse has stepped into a newly created position at the bank.

Just a day after DBS sealed a $750m deal from a Basel III compliant additional tier one note, the bank capital market has seen some fresh action with United Overseas Bank eyeing a tier two offering.

Symbiont, a startup technology firm specialising in smart contracts and distributed ledgers for financial markets, has named a former Morgan Stanley senior banker as president and chairman of its board of directors.

Koninklijke KPN, the Dutch telecoms company, on Tuesday boosted the size of an initial €1bn offering after books were five times covered despite competing against three other borrowers for investors’ attention.

Coca-Cola came for euros on Tuesday with a 20 year bond that was priced aggressively, as a slug of borrowers took aim at the market.

China’s Yestar International Holdings Company and South Korea’s Nonghyup Bank have kicked off investor meetings for their respective bond offerings.