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JD Health International has hit the road with an up-to HK$27bn ($3.5bn) Hong Kong IPO, set to be the largest primary listing in the city this year.

China Development Bank returned to the offshore renminbi bond (CNH) market after six years with the largest print in the currency for 2020.

Lakshmi Vilas Bank is set to merge with DBS Bank’s operations in India, under a central bank plan to save the cash-strapped local lender.

CapitaLand Retail China Trust (CRCT) took advantage of strong investor demand for its placement to fully exercise a greenshoe option and raise S$245.4m ($182.8m) on Tuesday.

CapitaLand Retail China Trust is tapping equity investors for S$300m ($223.16m) to fund a spate of property acquisitions.

A flurry of Chinese corporations rushed to the dollar bond market on Wednesday, raising a total of $1.19bn between them.

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust has tapped the equity market for S$1.19bn ($887.7m) to finance a global purchasing spree.

ARA Asset Management and property company Chelsfield have raised a S$385.8m ($286m) green loan to finance the acquisition and renovation of 5One Central, a commercial building in Singapore.

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust has launched an offering of new shares, eyeing S$1.2bn ($891.6m) to fund acquisitions across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Commodities trading company Glencore Agriculture is making its loan debut in Asia, seeking $300m from the syndication market as a way to establish itself in the region and show its independence from its parent. The thin pricing on offer means only banks keen to build a relationship with the company in the hope of getting ancillary business will jump in, writes Pan Yue.

Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co was forced to pay 50bp more than it expected for a new $500m three year bond on Thursday, despite trying to appeal to investors with a positive spin on its future fundraising plans.

China’s State Development and Investment Corp (SDIC) nabbed $300m in the bond market on Thursday.