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Silgan Holdings, a maker of consumer goods packaging in the US, this week priced the first cross-border high yield deal of 2017 as it plans to repay term loans.

The Autonomous Community of Madrid launched its largest syndication in two years on Wednesday, in spite of difficult conditions in the euro market.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten showed that investors in its dollar bonds are not overly concerned about an upcoming Dutch general election, as it priced a bond on Wednesday that was just $250m short of its record size in the currency. More public sector dollar supply is set for Thursday, after Asian Development Bank hired banks for a five year global benchmark.

Detsky Mir, the Russian toy retailer, this week priced its Rb18.4bn ($311m) Moscow IPO, the first IPO of significant size to be completed this year in EMEA.

Stone Canyon Industries, the US investment firm, has agreed to buy Mauser for $2.3bn after the German packaging supplier forewent a proposed initial public offering.

French bottle maker Verallia served on Wednesday an updated version of the offering it had to pull in October, when its shareholder Apollo disagreed over the terms with investors. The deal is now smaller, and the issuer less leveraged.

The IPO market in EMEA is enjoying mixed fortunes, with the successful completion of the largest flotation in Russia since 2014 and the withdrawal of the first German IPO of the year late on Tuesday due to a lack of demand at an acceptable price.

Two public sector borrowers had very contrasting fortunes with no-grow three year dollar bond issues on a volatile Tuesday.

BC Partners has sold 13.2% of Com Hem, the Swedish provider of cable television, broadband and telephone services, for Skr2.3bn ($275m), through an accelerated bookbuild launched on Monday night.

India’s Neerg Energy sold a $475m green bond on Monday — the second green dollar transaction from Asia this year. The deal introduced a new structure to the market, but investors’ concerns were allayed by the issuer’s robust credit story.

E-book publisher China Reading and fintech firm Guangdong Wangjin Holdings Technology Co are looking to list in Hong Kong this year, according to sources familiar with their plans.

Sweden’s Molnlycke got in early this week with a €500m eight year trade, as bond bankers said that the euro market is ready to ramp up again in the coming days.