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Existing shareholders have sprung into action to support Jardine Cycle & Carriage’s S$1.0bn ($729m) one-for-nine rights issue, with the deal ending up well oversubscribed.

Swiss travel retailer Dufry began roadshowing on Monday its €500m high yield bond, part of the financing package to support its buyout of World Duty Free.

The corporate bond pipeline is swelling again as Transport et Infrastructures Gaz France, the French gas distribution and storage company, mandated banks on Monday for its second ever euro deal.

A French agency is the latest SSA issuer preparing to tap a dollar market that is in good health — although not every point on the curve may be open for borrowers wishing to follow this week.

Three Chinese names are meeting with investors for new bonds. China Oilfield Services (COSL) and HNA Capital have mandated banks for dollar offerings, while Capital Juda has opted for offshore renminbi (CNH) on its first international outing.

HSBC has appointed Tim Spray as head of loan syndications EMEA, less than three months after he was given a new role at UniCredit.

Three banks will publish on Monday a set of principles for social and sustainability bonds, which they suggest should be added as an appendix to the Green Bond Principles.

Three banks will publish on Monday a set of principles for social and sustainability bonds, which they suggest should be added as an appendix to the Green Bond Principles.

Aéroports de Paris reopened the corporate bond market on Wednesday after two weeks’ silence, using an attractive new issue premium to amass a hefty order book for a €500m deal.

German wheelchair maker Sunrise Medical’s €315m acquisition loan has begun trading in secondary markets after being priced in line with initial guidance.

Thermo Fisher Scientific became the first US issuer to tap the euro corporate bond market for a fortnight on Thursday, bucking expectations by grabbing a skinny new issue premium compared with European issuers.

Banco Mercantil do Brasil extended the settlement date for a buyback of its 2020 dollar denominated subordinated debt this week, because it has not yet received central bank approval to increase the amount it can purchase.