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American International Group has raised HK$3.79bn ($482.3m) from the sale of its remaining stake in People’s Insurance Company Group of China (PICC), according to a term sheet seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Futu Holdings, parent of Hong Kong-based Futu Securities International, has launched bookbuilding for its potential $130.8m Nasdaq IPO.

ICBC Financial Leasing Co pulled off an ultra-tight spread on both tranches of a $1.5bn bond. The issuer built a mammoth order book with generous initial guidance but ultimately pushed investors inside fair value estimates.

Spain's no-grow €5bn 15 year syndication on Tuesday was only marginally short of breaking the record order book for a public sector euro benchmark that the sovereign set only last month, despite some investors saying that the deal offered little or no concession.

JP Morgan has boosted its Australia equity capital markets team with the appointment of Mark Bellofiore, a former Goldman Sachs banker, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The European Stability Mechanism on Monday took care of all its first quarter funding needs in one fell swoop, drawing a heavily oversubscribed book with high Asian demand that allowed 2bp of price tightening. On-looking SSA bankers said the deal was a good sign for — and likely gave confidence to — Spain, which is bringing its second syndicated benchmark of the year on Tuesday.

Property companies in Greater China raised more than $6bn from the bond market this week, sparking fears of indigestion.

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Second lien loan structures are substituting in for unsecured high yield issues, as a strong bid from direct lending funds pushes prices for the product tighter. Despite wariness from many banks about the product, Goldman Sachs has been seen actively competing with private debt funds to offer second lien finance, adding to the product’s advantages for sponsors.

CStone Pharmaceuticals will list Hong Kong’s first biotech IPO of 2019 next week, getting things moving with a deal that bankers said is a sign of a maturing market after 2018's rush of deals.

South Korean discount store chain Homeplus Stores is set to cash in on its properties as it readies a mammoth IPO for Homeplus Real Estate Investment Trust. The listing is being flagged by bankers on and off the deal as the spark needed to bring life to a languishing Korean Reit market. Jonathan Breen reports.

Chinese high yield borrowers have come to the market in droves this week. That continued on Wednesday, when three deals raised a total of $1.275bn.