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Mizuho Financial Corp marketed a senior bond on Tuesday, breaking the silence in the financial institutions bond market this week. The issuer attracted €1.7bn of orders, showcasing its established name in a quiet market.

Investors are calculating the value of Airtel Africa, the African subsidiary of Indian telecoms conglomerate Bharti Airtel, as it is going ahead with a floatation on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Rabobank’s Adam Wotton is set to move to HSBC’s leveraged and acquisition finance team as a director.

Indian conglomerate Larsen and Toubro is selling-down a batch of shares in subsidiary L&T Technology Services and is looking to raise at least Rp6.65bn ($96.2m).

Bilfinger, the German industrial services group emerging from a troubled period, is roadshowing on Monday and Tuesday for a €250m bond it pulled in October. The market conditions are not ideal but investors are engaging with the deal.

CDP Financial is out with initial price thoughts on a two year fixed rate dollar benchmark trade, with syndicate bankers tipping this week to be busy for SSA issuers.

Global Fashion Group, the emerging markets-focused online fashion retailer, intends to raise €300m to finance its growth via an IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the company said in a statement on Monday.

Standard Chartered has poached James Cameron from HSBC, appointing him global head for power, utilities and infrastructure (PUI) and clean technology.

Buyers of credit default swap protection on bonds issued by Rallye, the holding company of French supermarket chain Casino, will find out on Friday how their positions might be settled, reports Owen Sanderson.

Portugal sold its long-awaited debut Panda bond on Thursday, becoming just the third European sovereign and the first from the eurozone to tap China’s bond market.

Isabel Martin Vazquez, a former supranational, sovereign and agency and emerging markets debt capital markets banker at Barclays, has joined Spanish advisory firm Didendum as a partner, to lead an expansion of its business from London.

South Korean oil refiner GS Caltex Corp raised $300m from a senior bond on Wednesday.