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Jefferies has hired a three person team from HSBC to build out its UK M&A operations, including Philip Noblet, vice-chairman of global banking and former co-head of banking for the UK.

Polish bank mBank is embarking on a roadshow to market the first euro denominated international public bond from the CEEMEA region in over a month, and the first since Turkey’s currency crisis triggered a wave of selling across emerging market debt.

Russia’s Mechel has signed a $1bn-equivalent loan facility, as the metals and mining group pushes ahead with plans to restructure its debt portfolio by the end of 2018.

Chinese bond issuers were the first out of the gate on Thursday, vying for investors’ attention after public holidays in many parts of Asia shut markets on Wednesday.

Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance has completed the tightest auto asset-backed securitization by any foreign originator in China in almost two years. The deal, which closed on Monday, was twice oversubscribed despite two underwriters dropping out of the syndicate at the eleventh hour.

Chinese industrial name Fufeng Group raised $350m from a bond on Tuesday, offering a coupon step-up to show its commitment to maintaining its investment grade rating from S&P. Logan Property Holdings Co also separately bagged $300m on the same day.

Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso has resigned from his position as president and chief executive of HSBC Philippines.

Singapore Telecommunications bagged $500m from an opportunistic outing on Monday, leveraging on its rarity value and investment grade credentials to woo investors.

More details have emerged about veteran loans banker Ashish Sharma’s new job at HSBC.

The UK’s Octopus Investments has signed a £174m loan package to refinance a biomass and landfill gas portfolio.

India's Shriram Transport Finance Corp is tapping the loan market for a $350m five year borrowing, its first dollar-denominated fundraising.

Singapore Telecommunications and a Hangzhou local government financing vehicle both hit the dollar bond market on Monday, already putting Asia’s debt market ahead of the one dollar issuance last week. But bankers say there is little more to come.