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Asia’s equity-linked market joined in the sub-one year bond party this week, as issuers and investors both found something to like in the structure. Two Chinese property developers successfully priced nearly identical 363-day deals, though they had slightly different results in the aftermarket. John Loh reports.

China Evergrande Group attempted the largest Asian convertible bond in nearly two decades this week. But after investors baulked, the company pulled off one of the starkest changes of direction to a live deal GlobalCapital Asia has ever seen, relaunching with a new structure, a smaller deal size and a bigger bookrunning group, writes Jonathan Breen.

Yunnan Provincial Energy Investment Group is out with its first borrowing in the international loan market.

The euro market is taking a breather as a frenetic January draws to a close. But one borrower hit screens and launched a deal on Wednesday, while the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) sent out a request for proposals for next week.

Italian toll road operator Società Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi (SIAS) followed a four day investor roadshow with its third 10 year bond this week. A €1.9bn order book allowed the company to print its largest ever deal at a much tighter spread than its previous two offerings.

China Evergrande Group made its debut in the equity-linked market on Tuesday, raising a hefty HK$18bn ($2.3bn) from a convertible bond — but not before slicing a third off the original deal size and rejigging its structure.

Equity investors have entered the New Year hungry for assets. Demand on deals has well exceeded initial volumes, leading to issuers increasing sale sizes.

Avedon Capital Partners, Bain Capital, Black Diamond and Cinven have launched the first post-IPO selldown of shares in JOST Werke, the German maker of axles and chassis for lorries and trailers which listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in July 2017.

ICBC Standard Bank has scooped up a new origination banker to join its emerging markets DCM team, focusing on central and eastern Europe, Turkey, Russia and the Middle East.

Property developer China Evergrande Group opened books for a HK$23bn ($2.9bn) perpetual convertible bond on Tuesday evening, a deal that was much sought after by banks.

Future Land Development Holdings and Powerlong Real Estate Holdings sold their respective equity-linked notes with almost similar results on Monday. Both deals were fully increased and priced near the investor-friendly end of terms.

US lottery and gaming group Scientific Games International sold its first euro bonds this week, in a European high yield market that bankers and investors described as ready and steady for opposite reasons.