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3i has hired ING’s co-head of technology, media and telecoms mergers and acquisitions in a raft of additions to its private equity practice around the world.

China Development Bank priced a mammoth five tranche deal Tuesday, raising more than $4bn across three dollar and two euro tranches, making it the first Chinese name to issue a euro deal this year.

Italy is set to kick off its syndicated programme for the year with a September 2033 euro benchmark, as the sovereign brushed off a downgrade from DBRS late last week.

The European Investment Bank plans to tap its May 2021 Polish zloty bond on Wednesday, after mandating banks for a deal on Tuesday.

Belgium hit a landmark on Tuesday, printing its biggest deal ever with a 10 year benchmark. Scoring a more modest €1bn, African Development Bank's second ever euro syndication also met with a warm reception.

China Development Bank Corp is kicking off the year with a bang, launching a euro/dollar dual currency bond across five tranches Tuesday morning.

Hapag-Lloyd on Monday began roadshowing a sub benchmark and triple-C rated bond to European high yield investors.

Belgium will become the third sovereign in 2017 to issue a benchmark, mandating four banks on Monday to sell a euro bond.

China Development Bank Corp has turned its sights on adollar-euro transaction to start its 2017 debt issuance.

Issuers anxious to meet with investors before the Chinese New Year are kicking off the week with roadshows around Asia. Beijing Capital Group, Qinghai Provincial Investment Group, China Huarong Asset Management, and Indonesia’s Pan Brothers are all pursuing dollar bonds.

Rather than waiting for the final go-ahead from the authorities, European banks are becoming creative with their bonds in order to bring total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) issuance.

Covered bond deals issued this week by Société Générale and Erste Bank showed that there is still good demand for bonds issued by national champions, even in the more difficult longer tenors.