Credit Suisse

Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCB) returned to the senior preferred market for the first time in 21 months this week, extending its maturity curve as it works on finishing a multi-year transformation plan following its privatisation.

Blank cheque firm Magnum Opus Acquisition has set in motion a $200m New York Stock Exchange IPO, filing paperwork with the US regulator on Monday.

Intermediate Capital Group Enterprise Trust, a UK private equity investor, has signed a €200m loan facility, a month after the company’s parent refinanced its sterling facility.

A new special purpose acquisition company backed by Tidjane Thiam, the former CEO of Credit Suisse, has raised $300m from investors.

Mining giant Vedanta Resources was back in the debt market on Thursday with a $1.2bn trade, giving further comfort to investors that it has not abandoned its plans to clean up its corporate structure.

Two Chinese property companies seized the market window on Thursday to raise a combined $802m from the bond market.

BNP Paribas returned to the Swiss franc market to land a new senior non-preferred issue slightly inside its euro curve this week. In recent weeks, several foreign borrowers have tapped the market and, with tightening levels looking attractive, bankers are confident more could follow.

SciClone Pharmaceuticals bagged HK$2.18bn ($281.2m) after pricing its IPO high on the back of storming demand from institutional and retail investors, according to sources close to the deal.

SK Holdings pocketed W1.12tr ($1bn) from a block trade of SK Biopharmaceuticals, but the deal hit the South Korean drug company’s share price hard, sending it tumbling more than 17%.

Hong Kong-listed Hope Education Group has tapped equity investors for $595.5m from a combined top-up share placement and debut convertible bond.

L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (Spac), is planning a $250m IPO, according to a filing with the US regulator.

China Aoyuan Group had to pay up to sell a $350m bond on Monday, as investors demanded compensation for the property company’s low rating and the deal’s long tenor.