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Mexican cement company Cemex increased its euro and dollar bond issue on Tuesday after a strong sale, as Latin American borrowers continue to benefit from investors finding it hard to obtain paper in secondary markets.

The world’s largest pork processor WH Group, or formerly known as Shuanghui International, now has a record 28 banks working on its jumbo $5bn-$6bn IPO, according to bankers on the transaction.

China Construction Bank (Asia) priced its debut dollar issue on Tuesday night in market that was digesting a spate of negative China headlines, including a bank run and a string of poor economic data.

Airbus Group, also known as the European Aeronautical, Defence and Space Co, was cheered today by investors on its return to the euro bond market for the first time for five years.

Saudi Electricity Co will aim for 4% pricing or tighter on a 10 year sukuk, said prospective investors on Tuesday as the utility company hit the road for a dollar benchmark deal.

First Gulf Bank sold its inaugural Kangaroo trade on Tuesday morning, a five year deal. Despite securing an oversubscribed order book, the issuer chose to keep the size of the trade modest in order to maximise the Australian distribution of the bonds.

Three financials are looking to retest the market’s appetite for additional tier one deals, after a two week hiatus for the asset class that has seen spreads on recent AT1 bonds widen, raising the question of whether the next round of trades will enjoy the stellar primary market successes of their peers.

HSBC has made two senior appointments in its Asia Pacific debt capital markets team, according to an internal announcement seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

China Construction Bank (Asia) is looking to make its US dollar debut with a three year offering. The deal comes just less than three weeks after the issuer raised Rmb4bn ($650m) in its maiden dim sum offering that was also its first ever issue.

Noble Group, a supplier of agricultural and energy products, metals and minerals, hit the market on March 24 with a $1.35bn 364-day revolving loan facility, led by an 18-member arranging group.

Chinese company Hilong Holding has returned to the market for its second ever syndicated loan, opening up a $80m four year deal to lenders.

KrisEnergy (Asia), a wholly-owned subsidiary of oil and gas company KrisEnergy, has obtained a $100m revolver from HSBC as it seeks to build its hydrocarbon assets.