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Medical Properties Trust, the US real estate investment trust, on Tuesday began sounding European investors for a euro bond.

Singapore’s MMI, which designs and makes high-precision electromechanical components, has started testing investor appetite for its IPO of around $250m. This will be the second time the company has floated on the city state’s exchange.

Keppel Infrastructure Trust priced the placement tranche of its S$525m ($397m) fundraising near the low end of guidance on May 21, with the deal getting a more than 2x covered book amid strong institutional interest.

Dhiren Shah, director at Credit Suisse, has moved roles to take over responsibility for emerging market and investment grade corporate bonds.

Baozun Inc’s decision to slice its IPO on Nasdaq to $110m paid off with the stock trading higher on its debut and investors signing up in droves after it relented to a lower offer price.

A dollar market that has been a haven for issuers avoiding the troubled euro sector is starting to show signs of congestion, bankers have warned.

General Electric became the latest US issuer to hit the euro bond market with a multi-tranche deal on Wednesday. Unusually, the bond was issued by GE itself, not GE Capital.

Euros are back on the menu for FIG investors after Swedbank and Rabobank Nederland stormed the senior market on Thursday. Bankers are now looking forward to a string of deals next week.

Terex, the US maker of lifting and materials handling machinery, has set out price guidance for a €199m loan repricing that will bring its margin into line with its dollar term loans.

Eurofima has sold its first dollar benchmark in five years, raising $1bn from a book of over $1.3bn with a May 2020 deal.

Adecco, the Swiss recruitment and employment agency, highlighted strong demand for corporate bonds in the eight year part of the euro curve on Monday.

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