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Leveraged loan issuance is set to outpace sales of new high yield bonds with a surge this year, pushed by a varied array of borrowers seeking not just tighter margins on old debt, such as US chemical group Angus this week, but also funding for acquisitions, as with Nordic travel operator Etraveli.

There are now only a handful of live IPOs left in the market from this season’s crop, after several deals have been pulled. HelloFresh, EN+, SMCP and Aedas Homes have all traded badly in the aftermarket and just one new deal has been launched this week.

Aviva Investors, the UK asset manager, is creating a new real estate investment trust (Reit) focused on long-lease commercial property.

European laboratory testing firm Eurofins secured €299m of capital to support its acquisition strategy, through an accelerated bookbuild run by Jefferies and Berenberg on Monday night.

TMF Group, the Dutch business services company, has abandoned its plans for an IPO on the London Stock Exchange in favour of a sale to CVC Capital Partners.

Ablynx, the Belgian biopharmaceutical firm, has raised $200m through a second listing in the US, following positive momentum in the development of a new drug designed to combat a life-threatening blood clotting disorder.

Cabot Credit Management, the biggest debt collector in the UK, launched its highly anticipated IPO on Friday, adding its name to the already vibrant list of companies preparing to go public in London this autumn.

Shares in Terveystalo Healthcare, the Finnish private healthcare business owned by EQT Partners, rose 7% on Wednesday morning after they began trading in Helsinki. The company's IPO closed a day early due to the strength of demand.

TMF Group, the Dutch business services firm, has chosen the London Stock Exchange as the venue for its €340m-plus IPO.

Singapore-based V3 Group, which operates in the luxury lifestyle and wellness markets, began pre-marketing a potential $400m Hong Kong IPO this week, said a banker close to the deal.

Singapore-based V3 Group has begun pre-marketing its Hong Kong IPO, which could raise as much as $400m, according to a banker close to the deal.

Chinese online retailer of luxury goods Secoo Holding priced its $110.5m listing of American Depository Shares on Thursday, finding favour among investors thanks to an attractive discount.