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China Jinjiang Environment Holding Co has told investors that its S$184.34m ($137m) Singapore IPO is comfortably covered, as the fixed price offering appears poised to sail through.

ICBC Asia made its debut in the additional tier one market on Thursday with a bang, netting $1bn from a deal that boasted the lowest coupon on record for an AT1 in Asia ex-Japan.

Monsanto’s shares moved only a little on Thursday afternoon, suggesting investors are not yet convinced by Bayer’s revelation of a new, slightly higher offer for the company, as it revives its drive to create a global leader in agricultural science.

Shares in AA, the UK breakdown assistance operator, fell by as much as 6% on Thursday after Invesco sold its 13% stake via an accelerated bookbuild which began on Wednesday evening.

After a year of muted issuance, two African sovereigns met investors in London this week. While both Angola and Nigeria held non-deal roadshows, investors said the timing was "no coincidence" for the former.

Another three SSA dollar deals hit screens on Thursday, all living up to the high standards set by a multitude of predecessors this week.

Kunlun Energy Co printed a Rmb3.35bn ($500.99m) convertible bond this week that was settled in US dollars, but came with a rare rating that soothed fears about the renminbi's possible depreciation.

Simon Galvin has left Goldman Sachs to join Deutsche Bank as head of ECM syndicate Asia, filling a role left vacant since March, according to sources close to the move.

Representatives from Angola met investors in London on Thursday as part of a four day non-deal roadshow. The African sovereign recently walked away from discussions with the International Monetary Fund about borrowing money.

Deutsche Bank has hired Simon Galvin to be its new head of ECM syndicate Asia, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The green bond market is set for some new action with Link Real Estate Investment Trust kicking off a dollar transaction on Thursday.

Chinese logistics firm ZTO Express is seeking approval for an IPO in the US that could raise up to $2bn, according to a source familiar with the matter.