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AMS, the Austrian sensor maker, failed on Friday to complete its €1.3bn bond issue in euros and dollars, and has been forced to postpone it a second time. The deal was originally priced on Thursday afternoon but execution was then halted by a rash of news reports at around the same time, alleging that its executives were being investigated over trading in the company's shares.

A host of Chinese issuers filed IPO applications with Hong Kong’s stock exchange this week as they rushed to get their documents in before the end of the quarter.

Swiss Re debuted in Asia this week with a S$350m ($251.67m) bond that established the European reinsurer in the Singapore market. It also paved the way for more issuance from the firm.

China Aoyuan Group used up the last of its debt issuance quota this week to raise $460m from the bond market.

European banks jumped into the US dollar market this week, with some issuers clocking up huge savings in the currency versus what their home markets could offer.

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Bagshaw heads to HSBC, Deutsche replaces him — Citi's Kemp retires — Karolev moves to JP Morgan

Aéroports de Paris, rated A by S&P, cut a lonely figure in Europe’s corporate bond market on Thursday, braving difficult conditions to launch a dual tranche deal more than 100bp inside where it had printed debt at the start of the crisis.

MTU Aero Engines and Eiffage were the only corporate bond issuers in Europe on Wednesday, and both succeeded, despite a soft market buffeted by sharp spikes in coronavirus cases around the globe.

Adam Bagshaw, up until now a senior figure at Deutsche Bank, is joining HSBC to co-lead advisory and investment banking coverage.

LEG Immobilien, the German residential landlord, has raised €823m via the sale of new shares and convertible bonds to fund the acquisition of new properties amid heightened investor interest in the sector.

The Airport Authority Hong Kong has boosted the size of its loan to HK$35bn ($4.5bn), after receiving a strong response during syndication.