HSBC

HSBC has named a new global head of debt syndicate to replace Jean-Marc Mercier, who moved over to debt capital markets this week.

China Merchants Bank (CMB) New York branch opened books on May 7 to a $500m three year bond, which will be the issuer's first outing in the international debt market. Bankers on the deal hope to see huge demand for China Construction Bank’s bank capital trade spill over to CMB New York's issue.

Sweden priced an oversubscribed $2.25bn three year on Wednesday while a German state attracted strong demand to its debut in the currency.

German airline Deutsche Lufthansa has held an investor call for its postponed hybrid capital bond issue, after making a €133m operating loss in the first quarter of 2015, smaller than a year ago.

Poland's mBank has mandated Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, HSBC and JP Morgan to arrange a bond, with investor meetings starting early next week.

China Construction Bank (CCB) has launched the first bank capital deal out of China this year, taking bids for a dollar tier two offering on May 6.

The Republic of Indonesia has announced the dates of investor meetings for a dollar sukuk, having mandated four banks to work on the bond.

South Korea’s Hizeaero, which makes parts used in the aerospace industry, is seeking an IPO on the domestic stock market and has picked a bank to lead its listing.

Noble Group, a commodities supplier, has received a total of $2.25bn in commitments, including $1.5bn from the original 15 mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners. The commitments cover the amount it was seeking when it launched the deal into general on April 8.

China Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) is looking to gauge investor interest for a dollar bond having mandated six banks for a series of investor meetings starting on May 7.

Sweden has mandated banks to run a benchmark in dollars, taking advantage of a clear window of issuance in the currency this week because of holidays in Japan.

DP World, the container ports group, is roadshowing a dollar benchmark conventional bond issue this week via Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Emirates NBD, HSBC, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Société Genérale.