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Dufry, the Swiss travel retail operator, will look to raise at least Sfr2.2bn (€2.1bn) from a rights issue funding its takeover of World Duty Free, over half of which is secured by three cornerstone investors.

Malaysia’s Malakoff may set aside 60%-70% of its MR2.74bn ($744.16m) IPO for cornerstone investors as foreign funds shy away from the local stock market.

The Privatisation Commission of Pakistan started roadshows for its divestment from Habib Bank on Monday, March 30, in an offering that starts at a base size of 250m shares with a possibility to sell as much as 609m shares depending on demand.

Gategroup, the Swiss airline services provider, has signed a €240m revolving credit facility that it will use to replace an older revolver and partially redeem a bond.

Refresco Gerber, the Dutch juice and soft drinks bottler, today narrowed the price range of its Amsterdam listing, a day ahead of the close of book.

The AA, formerly the Automobile Association, the UK car breakdown assistance group, on Wednesday began marketing £735m of class 'B' notes.

Credit Suisse has drawn in a €4.5bn combined book for a dual tranche senior offering out of its operating company, which follows its foray this week into the dollar market, where it issued holding company senior debt.

Upgrading the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect will ultimately make its investment proposition the one to beat for investors looking to China, according to Credit Suisse bankers at a conference on March 25.

That some international investors still have appetite for Russian risk was made clear again on Monday night, when Lenta, the hypermarket group, raised $225m of new capital to finance expansion.

Two equity block trades are in the market tonight, both in supermarket groups: Russia’s Lenta and France’s Carrefour.

Paprec Group, the French waste recycling company, sold a dual-tranche green bond last Friday (March 20), in the fourth such deal in the high yield market, according to Standard & Poor’s research.

Qualitas Healthcare Corp will delay its $150m IPO in Malaysia to make way for a new, unspecified corporate development