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Snam, the Italian gas pipeline company, and Swedish ball bearing maker SKF kicked the week’s corporate bond new issuance off in Europe on Monday, with deals that offered razor-thin spreads from the start.

The Arab Republic of Egypt entered the international bond market on Monday to sell a Reg A/144A multi-tranche dollar deal. Some participants are calling the 40 year tranche “ambitious”, as they say investor demand for duration has been weakening.

HH&L Acquisition Corp has bagged $360m after increasing the size of its New York Stock Exchange IPO, in yet another sign that Asia-focused blank cheque companies are surging in popularity.

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Medical device manufacturer New Horizon Health has pulled in early demand to cover its Hong Kong IPO multiple times over, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Prologis, the US logistics real estate investment trust, and unrated French telecoms company Iliad showed the range of corporate deals on offer this week, with investors pouncing on both trades.

Telecoms firm Telefónica and utility Iberdrola showed the depth of demand for green hybrids this week, with both Spanish companies building large order books.

IDB Invest, the arm of the Inter-American Development Bank that lends to the private sector, matched its biggest ever deal size as it came to the market on Thursday for its debut sustainability bond.

Goldman Sachs is trying to steal a march on rivals as it looks to turbo-charge its European business by leading the listings of the region’s most vibrant start-ups, writes David Rothnie.

New Horizon Health hit the equities market on Thursday, aiming to raise up to HK$2.04bn ($263.1m) from its IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Cloopen Group Holding, a cloud-based communications provider, launched its New York Stock Exchange IPO on Wednesday night.

Cellnex, the Spanish telecoms infrastructure company, has returned to the equity capital markets with a huge €7bn rights issue to finance its acquisition of French competitor Hivory from Altice and KKR.