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JD Health International, Evergrande Property Services Group, detergent maker Blue Moon Group Holdings and video marketing company Netjoy Holdings have started pre-marketing their Hong Kong IPOs.

A trio of rare issuers found a window for issuance in the FIG bond market on Thursday, with Nykredit and Hamburg Commercial Bank accessing a tightening senior non-preferred market, while Íslandsbanki launched Iceland's first ever sustainable bond

Italy held a series of investor calls on Thursday in preparation for a trip to the dollar bond market. Italy returned to the currency last year after almost a decade away, and announced that it intends to access the market every year.

Less frequent issuers found a window for issuance in the FIG bond market on Thursday, with Íslandsbanki launching Iceland's first ever sustainable bond and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCB) focusing on non-preferred senior debt after twice delaying plans for a tier two.

A flurry of Chinese corporations rushed to the dollar bond market on Wednesday, raising a total of $1.19bn between them.

South African commercial landlord Growthpoint Properties has sold R4.3bn ($275m) of new shares to fund deleveraging, including repaying debt used to finance its acquisition of Capital & Regional at the end of 2019.

Finnish financial services group Sampo has begun cutting its stake in Nordea, one of the Nordic region’s biggest banks, following pressure from Elliott International, the activist hedge fund, to simplify its business.

Deutsche Lufthansa, the German flag carrier, has exploited the huge rally in equity markets in recent days by issuing a €600m convertible bond, which attracted orders from over 200 investors.

Deal arrangers expect banks will take advantage of a positive tone in the euro market by bringing forward their plans for non-preferred senior issuance, following in the footsteps of CaixaBank and ING Groep on Tuesday.

Hamburg Commercial Bank will no longer proceed with its planned tier two bond, having already attempted twice this year to bring one to the market. Its focus is now turning to issuing senior non-preferred and additional tier one (AT1) paper.

Three Chinese property companies launched dollar bonds on Monday, continuing to take advantage of the post-US election momentum.

China Orient Asset Management (International) Holding got nearly $10bn of orders for its $750m dual-tranche bond on Monday as it rode on a big rally in market sentiment after the US elections and its own rarity appeal to investors.