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La Banque Postale (LBP) printed €500m of January 2031 non-call January 2026 tier two paper this week, its first in the format in over three years.

Nanofilm Technologies International is giving the Singapore Exchange some much-needed IPO activity, launching the first main board listing on the bourse since the beginning of the year.

Asia’s dollar bond market has been swamped with new deals this week. Thursday was no different, with corporate borrowers from Greater China alone raising just over $3bn between them.

KWG Living Group Holdings, a property manager, and real estate developer Radiance Holdings launched bookbuilding for their Hong Kong IPOs on Friday.

Givaudan and Nant de Drance attracted big order books this week, driven by demand from asset managers, allowing both to price Swiss franc bonds through fair value.

FIG borrowers may be well funded, but rates are low and market conditions are good enough to support opportunistic issuance — as was shown this week by a slate of deals across the capital structure. Given a volatile end to 2020 is likely, issuers will need to stay alert and take advantage of funding windows as they arise, write Frank Jackman and Bill Thornhill.

Credit Suisse appoints Bank of America's former investment bank boss Christian Meissner — Barclays hires Gauthier Le Milon

SMC Global Power Holdings Corp was one of the few Asian issuers outside of China to turn to the dollar market this week. The Philippine borrower attracted ample investor support, allowing it to raise more money than it had first planned.

China Evergrande Group this week tapped the equity capital markets for HK$4.3bn ($554.9m), making its first primary share sale in five years. But the fundraising did not go as planned, with the embattled property developer nearly halving its initial target after investors called for a smaller deal. Jonathan Breen reports.

Malaysia’s Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) pocketed MR710m ($171.2m) in fresh equity this week from a follow-on offering of new units.

Credit Suisse has hired Bank of America's former investment bank boss Christian Meissner to link its wealth management business with the investment bank.

China Evergrande Group’s stock price plummeted on Wednesday after the issuer slashed an overnight share sale to nearly half its initial target, raising HK$4.3bn ($554.9m).