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LexinFintech Holdings is the latest Chinese online consumer lender to file for an IPO in the US, picking Nasdaq for a $500m listing.

Guangzhou R&F secured a $500m 2023 bond on Monday, leveraging on a heavy anchor order book to seal the deal.

UK based drinks manufacturer Diageo returned to corporate bond markets on Wednesday with a three year and long six year dual tranche offering, while German housing association Vonovia continued the recent trend for two year floating rate notes.

A rush of consolidation has swept through Europe’s payments processing industry in the past six months and the financing for two of the deals, the acquisitions of Nets and Paysafe, hit the leveraged finance market this week.

Deutsche Bank was looking to take advantage of its shrinking funding costs this week, raising $1.6bn in the dollar market with a pair of five year senior trades.

Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties (DWCP) has chalked up a three-pronged plan to address problems related to one of its offshore borrowings. The deal was in danger of being accelerated after the company was downgraded by two credit rating agencies in September.

China Development Bank Corp priced its maiden international green bond on Thursday, raising close to $1.7bn from a dual-currency transaction that will fund Belt and Road related projects. The deal offered diversification not only to the issuer but also to investors.

The head of Deutsche Bank’s corporate finance operation in Europe, the Middle East and Africa says he is on track with a multi-year plan to restore the German lender as a driving force in the region, after a year of recruitment and restructuring.

In recent months Swiss food group Nestlé has extended its euro corporate bond curve with some of its largest ever deals, after it started a Sfr20bn share buy-back programme in July. However, on Thursday it printed its third Eurodollar deal of 2017.

In recent months Swiss food group Nestlé has extended its euro corporate bond curve with some of its largest ever deals after it started a Sfr20bn share buy-back in July. But the issuer has not forgotten its eurodollar investors and on Thursday printed its third deal of 2017 in the format.

The bank’s role on the world’s biggest technology M&A deal has turned a tough year into a potentially memorable one, but the bank still has a way to go to rebuild its corporate finance business, writes David Rothnie.

Bookrunners on China Development Bank Corp’s debut international green bond have released price guidance for a dual-tranche transaction featuring dollars and euros.