Credit Suisse

Mobile phone maker Xiaomi launched its $1bn dual tranche loan into general on Tuesday afternoon, following a successful senior phase during which 17 banks joined for the bookrunner and mandated lead arranger title.

UniCredit looks set to confirm that a sea change is afoot in the additional tier one (AT1) market, as it prepares to print its first euro denominated deal in the format in line with initial price thoughts and with what is likely to be a book smaller than €2bn.

Philippine property developer Belle Corp started holding meetings with investors this week to divest some of its shares in Sinophil Corp, which has been renamed Premium Leisure Corp.

Three Swiss companies issued domestic bonds on Monday and Tuesday, tapping into demand from retail investors. The issuers got attractive pricing as a result of the market’s extremely low interest rates, and demand is likely to remain robust for further deals.

The Coca-Cola Co, the Atlanta-based multinational soft drinks producer, has named bookrunners for a possible euro bond. Unlike some of its related bottling companies, Coca-Cola is a very rare issuer in euros, with no deals outstanding.

Mobile phone maker Xiaomi has opened its $1bn dual tranche loan into general on Tuesday afternoon, after cementing a bookrunner and mandated lead arranger group of 20 banks.

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company, which in mid-June said it was seeking shareholder approval to issue a convertible bond, has now started investor meetings for the offering.

E-commerce firm Alibaba Group, which was expected to open books for a jumbo IPO on September 2, has decided to push back bookbuilding by a week. This is bad news for other issuers sitting on the sidelines as they will have to wait slightly longer before they go ahead with their own listings.

The country’s foreign direct investment is poised to jump from meagre totals in the last three months of the year, largely due to political bottlenecks finally being resolved by the military government.

West China Cement will meet investors in Asia and Europe for a new dollar offering starting next week. The borrower is looking to raise money to redeem its existing bonds.

Guarantor: German Financial Market Stabilisation Fund (SoFFin)

Zurich based debt bankers are preparing for an exciting close to the year, with September set to bring a four month race between the Swiss franc market’s two top dogs as perpetual bridesmaid UBS threatens to take the top spot for the first time since the 1990s.