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The short end of the euro curve is becoming the new sweet spot for public sector borrowers, according to SSA bankers, despite the deeply negative yields in these maturities. The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Ico) and Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) are all enjoying strong outings with three or five year tenors this week.

Investors piled into a new hybrid bond for hotel group Accor this week to oversubscribe the €500m deal by almost six times. The demand reflected a ramping up of the hunt for yield as the European Central Bank stokes the fires of its corporate bond buying programme.

Investors have been keen to lock in the money they made in the FIG bond market this year, rather than add new risk. This week, Rabobank added a green element to its latest bond in an attempt to encourage investors out of their shelters.

Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp raised $400m this week, after bringing fixed-for-life perpetuals back to the Asian bond market.

Vietnamese companies are increasingly turning to the offshore loan market, providing bankers with relief amid a wider slowdown in Asia. Pan Yue reports.

CLP Power Hong Kong came to the dollar debt market after a four-year hiatus, pricing a $500m subordinated perpetual deal that was sought after in the primary and secondary markets ahead of an old bond’s first call date.

Chinese state-owned commodity chemicals producer Shanghai Huayi (Group) Co has sold an almost 10 times covered five year bond, while Yuzhou Properties Co raised $500m to fund a tender offer. Two local government financing vehicles also made their offshore debuts.

Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Ico) and Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) found strong demand in the short end of the euro curve on Wednesday, which SSA bankers are calling the new sweet spot, despite the deeply negative yields.

A senior loan syndications banker in HSBC’s Hong Kong team has left the bank.

Investors have taken to Chinese education platform Youdao, covering its $101m IPO multiple times over days before the end of bookbuilding, according to a source close to the deal.

Investors put in nearly S$3.5bn ($2.6bn) of orders for Mapletree Logistics Trust’s S$250m placement, helping the Singapore-listed company price its transaction near the top of guidance.

Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Ico) held investor calls on Tuesday ahead of its return to the social bond market to complete its funding needs for the year.