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French video game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment sold its first corporate bond on Thursday following a roadshow earlier in the week. The meetings in Paris, London and Germany helped the publisher of games including Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance build a whole new following.

Chinese state-owned Beijing Capital Group used a tried-and-tested approach for its bond return, replicating the structure of its debut deal a year ago. But its trade impressed nevertheless, priced with a negative new issue concession.

Former Citi credit trader James Duffy will be joining HSBC in London to trade financials single name credit default swaps.

Corporate bond investors were treated to a relative feast of issuance on Wednesday following a meagre €850m of supply in the first two days of the week. A trio of higher beta names offered a variety of tenors and spreads for investors to choose from.

Dubai Islamic Bank, the largest Islamic bank in the UAE by total asset size, has mandated eight banks for a five year senior dollar sukuk. The deal could be the first bank bond from the Gulf Cooperation Council so far this year.

Chinese companies Xiamen Xiangyu Group Corp and Shimao Property Holdings each raised $500m on Tuesday, but saw different reactions to their bonds. While investors were keen on the former investment grade rated name, demand for the property industry is starting to see some pull back.

Public sector borrowers wrapped up a trio of short end dollar trades on Tuesday, with the tightest issuer able to grind in pricing to the lowest level from an SSA this year and the higher yielding names finding ample demand despite ending up at similar spreads. SSA bankers are confident that the strong conditions will also ring true at the long end for KfW, which has mandated for its first 10 year dollar benchmark in nearly three years.

Spain’s 10 year benchmark weighed in at €10bn on Tuesday — its largest deal in four years — and drew an astonishing book of over €43bn.

Turkey’s largest hospital group, MLP Sağlık Hizmetleri, also known as MLP Care, set the terms of its IPO on Monday and expects to price it next month.

Nordic high yield bond bankers are making a play to attract more borrowers from elsewhere in Europe, promising them access to local investors familiar with mid-cap borrowers and small deal sizes. This week, SecureLink, a Belgian software security company, listed its first bond on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Saudi Arabia has requested proposals to refinance its $10bn syndicated loan, signed in 2016. It has also asked for ideas for a dollar bond issue and a possible export credit agency-backed financing, as part of a new financing plan.

Indonesian construction services company Wijaya Karya sealed a Rph5.4tr ($404.7m) offshore rupiah bond on Monday, a key deal in the opening up of the Komodo bond market.