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Two Turkish borrowers hit the market on Thursday, one returning to the market after a six year hiatus. Coming in the wake of a Koc Holding deal this week, the three deals make this Turkey’s busiest week for deals in almost three years.

Futu Holdings, the parent of Hong Kong-based Futu Securities, has pulled off the first IPO by a Chinese online brokerage. The company was on track to raise $160m on Thursday after making a late change to the deal, cutting the size of its float and adding a private placement to an international fund. Jonathan Breen reports.

Xinyi Group (Glass) Co has launched a block trade of Xinyi Solar Holdings shares,. The company is looking to raise up to HK$1.35bn ($172.3m), according to a term sheet seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Indian energy company ReNew Power sealed a $375m bond sale on Tuesday with the help of a new, direct issuance structure. But although the notes were deemed to be more issuer-friendly than ReNew’s previous transaction, many were left puzzled by the borrower’s complicated approach to offshore fundraising. Morgan Davis reports.

China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings has tapped the offshore market for first time, for $250m, while Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook has launched a HK$6bn ($764m) loan into general syndication after attracting seven banks at the senior level.

BMW issued its first Panda bond on Wednesday, raising Rmb3bn ($447m) in a deal that one of the lead managers hailed as a "milestone” in opening up China’s domestic bond market to foreign issuers.

Following the retirement of Robin Phillips, HSBC’s new head of global banking is well qualified to meet the challenge that has outlasted his ex-colleague, provided he can get his head around the bank’s unique structure, writes David Rothnie.

The State of North Rhine Westphalia sold an unusually large amount of debt in the SSA market on Wednesday through a dual tranche offering, with one of the bonds coming with a sustainable label.

Export-Import Bank of India got away with paying no new issue premium on its $500m return to dollar bonds, despite rising tensions between India and Pakistan.

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co offered Asian investors a welcome change this week, bringing a rare single-A trade following a glut of high yield issuance this year.

India’s ReNew Power returned to the dollar market for a $375m bond on Tuesday, continuing its trend of using complicated deal structures to overcome strict regulations.

China car dealership company China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings has tapped the offshore market for first time, raising $250m after it sealed a Rmb800m ($123m) debut syndicated loan onshore last year.