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◆ Europe's corporate bond market braces for US tech issuance surge ◆ Canada makes move for EU regs equivalence but to what end? ◆ Middle East private placements here to stay... but will take up less room
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September redemption cash and shortage of supply support investor demand
Private placements may have hung around much longer than first expected but their dominance may be at an end

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  • Prosus made a barnstorming debut outing in the European bond market after Monday’s dollar trade, with the ecommerce and investment company that straddles investment grade and emerging market investor interest seeing €13.5bn of demand for a €1bn deal.
  • Junk-rated South Africa has found some relief from its ballooning fiscal deficit through multilateral institutions, which are helping prop up its battered economy. Though the government has supported domestic lenders, there may yet be opportunities for them to enter international markets, some believe.
  • China’s Yihua Enterprise Group Co has defaulted on yet another onshore bond, having recently extended payments on two deals that were set to mature this month.
  • Yorkie Wong, head of investment banking at Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, has left the firm.
  • A new scheme launched by China’s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (Neeq) got off to a poor start this week. Around two-thirds of the 32 companies listed on the ‘selection tier’ board fell on their trading debuts. That was a sharp contrast to the opening day of a local rival, the Shanghai Star board.
  • Ant Group revealed last week that it is planning a multi-billion-dollar dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The company is often referred to as a startup, but it will float at a valuation well above $100bn and has been in business for six years. What is the right term for a company like Ant? It is time for a new moniker.