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Ukraine made a barnstorming return to the international bond market this week and extended its curve to 15 years, though the new deal has slipped below reoffer in the secondary market.

Chinese logistics firm Best, which counts Alibaba Group Holdings among its shareholders, raised $450m from its US IPO this week, chopping the deal by half to get it over the finish line.

Goldman Sachs has made a number of changes to its senior team in Asia Pacific ex-Japan and southeast Asia, promoting from within.

Postal Savings Bank of China Co launched its highly anticipated additional tier one dollar bond on Thursday, seeking a whopping $7bn from what could be the world’s largest AT1.

Another elusive name was traded in the equity blocks market on Tuesday night, when Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Russia’s national carrier, came to market to sell 53.7m treasury shares worth Rb9.8bn ($169m).

Chinese logistics firm Best raised $450m from its US IPO this week, slicing the deal size by as much as half.

Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co priced its first dollar bond in three years, raising $700m from a six times covered deal on Tuesday. The notes tightened around 10bp in secondary, putting the spotlight on what some considered generous pricing.

Jefferies' dreary third quarter trading results were buoyed by a record performance in its capital markets division.

Chinese property developer KWG Property Holding grabbed a modest $250m on Monday from a transaction sealed at an ultra-tight price.

Goldman Sachs has promoted Ken Hitchner to chairman and chief executive officer of Asia Pacific ex-Japan, amid a rejig of its senior ranks in the region.

Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co is in the market with its first dollar bond in nearly three years, while APP China Group is meeting debt investors in Hong Kong.

Credit Suisse has replaced Marisa Drew and Mark Echlin as co-heads of EMEA investment banking and capital markets with Mathew Cestar and Jens Welter. The bank also announced a senior hire in leveraged finance.