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LG Electronics is looking to make a return to the bond market after an almost two year absence. -
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Two UK building societies took to the euro market this week, with Nationwide and Leeds Building Society selling senior debt. Both issuers fell victim to a weak tone, with Leeds’ bonds struggling in the secondary market and Nationwide failing to reach its maximum size ambitions.
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The European Investment Bank sold the first sterling green bond from a public sector issuer on Wednesday. The deal's strong reception should encourage other issuers to look to print green bonds in the currency, said SSA bankers.
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Nationwide will be the second UK building society to issue in euros this week. Leeds Building Society tapped the market on Tuesday, though its paper has seen shaky trading since then.
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Vitol seeks Asian acquisition loan – KrisEnergy drills $100m – All aboard Ethiopian Railways
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Asia ex Japan’s second largest IPO of 2014 overcame a multitude of obstacles this week as Harbin Bank raised HK$8.67bn ($1.1bn) on March 25. As expected, however, the float priced close to the bottom of its indicative price range.
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The China-US equities pipeline is starting to heat up, after online sports lottery operator 500.com filed on Wednesday for a follow-on and a convertible bond that together could be worth as much as $480m.
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Offshore supply vessel operator Icon Offshore filed its preliminary prospectus to the Securities Commission Malaysia on March 26 for a $150m IPO that could come as early as the end of the second quarter.
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Kaufman & Broad, the French residential property developer, priced its €370m high yield bond at the tight end of guidance on Wednesday.
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The world’s largest pork processor WH Group, or formerly known as Shuanghui International, now has a record 28 banks working on its jumbo $5bn-$6bn IPO, according to bankers on the transaction.
