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BOC Aviation started gauging investor appetite this week for its $2bn IPO in Hong Kong, with books set to open in mid-May.

Despite high profile restructuring efforts, the exit of business lines and substantial redundancies in debt capital markets, Deutsche Bank’s front office headcount remains remarkably resilient.

The Province of Quebec has returned to the medium term note market after a long absence, printing in Hong Kong dollars.

Belgium is set to bring a private dabbling in ultra-long debt issuance into the public sphere, as it mandated on Wednesday for a debut 50 year euro benchmark a week after placing its second 100 year medium term note.

Severstal, the steelmaker, reopened the Russian convertible bond market on Tuesday, with what bankers on the deal said was the first issue since 2013.

The block trade market is an exciting, risky part of the equity business. Banks can slip up — but that shows how hard they are competing for deals. If, as it seems, block trades work well for issuers and investors, regulators like the Financial Conduct Authority should not interfere.

The European Stability Mechanism rode the crest of a wave of demand for duration on Tuesday to complete its remaining funding needs for the second quarter, as Unédic looked to hit a shorter maturity.

Kuoni, the Swiss travel company, will hold bank meetings on Thursday for debt backing its buyout by private equity firm EQT, following a near three month gestation period.

The UK’s Debt Management Office sold a £4.75bn tap of its July 2065s on Tuesday as the impending referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union showed no impact on demand.

Liberty Mutual Group was having a second stab at its first ever benchmark issuance of euro senior unsecured bonds on Tuesday, having conducted a roadshow in 2015 for a print that did not materialise.

Oman's ministry of finance has signed a $2bn syndicated loan to buy aircraft from the UK’s BAE Systems, according to a banker on the deal, as the country prepares to launch its first international bond.

Alibaba Group Holdings has wound up its latest five year bullet at an increased size of $4bn after attracting robust demand during general syndication.