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UniCredit has become the first Italian bank to launch a new deal since a new government took office in the country. The €1.25bn tier two attracted €3bn of orders and was tightened more than expected, according to one of the leads.

Chinese logistics company Best has sealed a $175m convertible bond, benefitting from a jumbo anchor order from Alibaba Group Holding.

Ireland has extended its curve out to 2119 by placing its second century bond, three years after it sold its first in the tenor. Century and ultra-long dated bonds have seen a resurgence of interest this year as issuers look to lock in low interest rates at long dated maturities.

The Bank of East Asia returned to the market with a Basel III-compliant additional tier one (AT1) deal, paying no premium despite reporting disappointing interim results for the first half of 2019 and amid the turmoil in Hong Kong SAR.

Guarantor: Republic of Austria

The breakneck speed of dollar corporate bond issuance continued this week, with lower rated investment grade borrowers dominating investors' attention as they came to the market to lock in attractive financing rates amid fears the credit rally may run out of steam.

Evidence is mounting that Enel’s $1.5bn sustainability-linked bond, issued last Thursday, introduced not just a new product, but a new market. In recent days the deal has generated intense interest, and Enel has committed to using the product extensively in future, writes Jon Hay.

There were no problems with competing supply as a trio of public sector borrowers enjoyed strong demand for dollar bonds this week, despite all three having the same maturity.

Several participants familiar with the London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) bid to buy Refinitiv are unimpressed by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's (HKEX) £31.6bn bid for the LSEG itself and believe it unlikely to tempt shareholders. Silas Brown and Karoliina Liimatainen report.

The IPO of TeamViewer, the German software company, is proving popular with investors. The books are covered throughout the price range, after less than a day of bookbuilding.

Mexican oil company Pemex is set to “defend its ratings” with an imminent new issue, bond exchange and buy-back to be partially funded by a capital injection from the government.

Goldman Sachs and Citi have announced a dual currency eight year secured €1.5bn bond for Altice France, hoping to take advantage of low absolute rates to cut borrowing costs and extend its debt maturities. The bond-only deal follows Salt’s successful refinancing and dividend deal, which saw bonds come in appreciably cheaper than loans.