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HSBC has picked Georges Elhedery and Greg Guyett as co-heads of its global banking and markets (GBM) division, replacing Samir Assaf, who has been handed a new role as chair of corporate and institutional banking.

JAB Holding, the acquisitive consumer products holding company of the Reimann family, launched eight and 20 year euro benchmark bonds on Monday, hoping to adjust its debt pile with the proceeds.

Malaysian energy services group Serba Dinamik International faced an uphill battle on Thursday when it courted investors for a new bond.

Commercial banks are in the driving seat for the highly levered financing of Cinven and Astorg’s purchase of testing business LGC Group. Regulatory issues are said to have kept some US banks away from the deal, but others question whether a large revolver commitment had more of an impact.

China Huaneng Group, one of the mainland's largest power generators, sold a three-tranche dollar bond on Tuesday, taking $1.5bn off the table near the end of the year, when investors are still looking to put money to work.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co bagged $600m from a floating rate note (FRN), taking advantage of a strong preference from investors for a floating rate format compared to fixed.

Three Chinese property names hit the bond market on Tuesday, raising a combined $1.624bn in a mix of senior and subordinated trades.

The UK’s The Gym Group has refinanced its sterling revolving credit facility with a bigger deal, as the company launches a new, smaller gym format.

OneConnect Financial Technology, a unit of Chinese conglomerate Ping An Group, hit the road on Tuesday to meet investors for its New York Stock Exchange IPO.

Ellaktor is looking to tempt international investors with a carefully designed green bond that excludes a shaky construction business. The Greek company is looking to replace most of its long-term capital structure, currently heavy on local bank loans.

Thai Beverage is planning to spin off and list its brewery business in a deal that could raise up to $2.5bn, according to a source familiar with the matter.

China’s Tianfeng Securities Co, based in the Hubei province, has sold its first dollar transaction, raising a modest amount of $200m after a large price tightening.