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◆ Gulf private placements bite back ◆ Bond new issue premiums rise ◆ CLOs catch a break
Business has sagged in the third quarter, but the pipeline is busy, despite an intractable war
Private bonds are now being offered in the open market wider than where public deals trade

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  • TMB Bank, with support from the International Finance Corp (IFC), sold the first green bond from a Thai commercial bank on Tuesday, raising $60m.
  • Puxin and VCredit Holdings, both of which launched IPOs earlier this week, were covered on their first day of bookbuilding.
  • China’s market watchdog said companies can submit applications to list China Depositary Receipts from Thursday, declaring the start of trials for the scheme.
  • Xiaomi Corp had its listing hearing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday, paving the way for investor education to begin on Monday if the IPO is approved.
  • General Motors’ joint venture sealed a Rmb10.4bn ($1.62bn) deal in the Chinese securitization market on June 6, marking its biggest outing so far. Bankers on the deal said the auto company wanted to bag the cash before onshore rates come under pressure in the second half of the year.
  • Last week, I had the pleasure of taking a short trip back to the UK for a banker friend’s wedding. The weather was as perfect as a London spring day can be, and I was happy to get away from the usual work grumblings of bankers at the pub.