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Nordea Bank took advantage of very attractive conditions in the dollar market this week to price a new senior deal at a spread that was well below the fair value implied by secondary trading levels.

Chinese online game developer NetEase had covered its HK$21.6bn ($2.8bn) secondary listing in Hong Kong multiple times over by the time GlobalCapital Asia went to press on Thursday. Investors have long awaited the company’s return from the US, pumping in orders as markets rallied despite numerous geopolitical headlines. Jonathan Breen reports.

Standard Chartered sold its first capital instrument in euros since 2014 this week, clocking up a considerable 40bp saving versus the dollar market. The deal adds to a recent flurry of tier two supply from European banks.

Four public sector borrowers hit the dollar market on Wednesday, including a rare seven year deal from new issuer International Development Association (IDA).

French food company Danone led the pack in a strong day for vanilla corporate bond issuance in Europe, with an €800m deal, as some syndicate bankers say recent borrowers are looking to return to the market soon to take advantage of tightening spreads.

The Republic of Hungary won a €7.25bn order book on its debut in green bond markets on Tuesday, printing a €1.5bn trade.

Banks are taking a greater share of issuance in the bond markets in the middle of the second quarter, with a spread rally opening the way to deals in all currencies and across the capital structure.

Online casino gaming company DoubleDown Interactive is planning a Nasdaq IPO, the first by a South Korean company in nearly a decade.

The European Investment Bank raised $5bn with a three year global benchmark on Tuesday, setting the stage for fellow SSA borrowers to tap the dollar market later in the week.

Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer, flattened its curve on Tuesday with a €3.5bn three tranche bond issue that commanded €15.1bn of demand. But European syndicate bankers said it offered no read-across for whether airlines might return to the bond market soon and that their chances of doing a deal were distant.

KommuneKredit has announced that it will begin purchases of two of its outstanding dollar bonds due to mature in 2021. At the same time, investors will be offered the chance to purchase new five year bonds.

Amadeus, the Spanish travel booking group, has signed a €1bn bridge loan to bolster its liquidity supplies through the coronavirus crisis, though some bankers expect the number of crisis loans being signed to shrink in the coming weeks.