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Infineon Technologies, the German semiconductor maker, has raised €1.54bn of fresh equity to finance its takeover of Cypress Semiconductor, an American rival, via an accelerated bookbuild.

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) has said it is focusing on selling a three year bond this week.

Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco) made a remarkable return to the debt market on Monday, selling a $500m green bond as its first public dollar deal in 15 years.

ABN Amro has appointed an ex-Barclays banker as its new head of UK FIG DCM.

Germany’s Rodenstock has agreed €415m of bank debt, as the eyeglasses company’s financial metrics show sharp improvement following a recent strategic restructuring.

Huatai Securities, the Chinese brokerage, has set a price for the sale of global depositary receipts on the London Stock Exchange, the first deal under the new London-Shanghai Connect programme.

Volkswagen surprised the equity capital markets on Friday by setting a range on the IPO of its trucks division, Traton, a few days earlier than most in the market had expected. But the deal has already gained strong investor interest.

Budweiser Brewing Company Apac, the Asia Pacific arm of Belgian brewer AB InBev, has put the wheels in motion for a float of up to $10bn on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

With equities in green, Thursday was a fair sailing day for corporate bond issues in Europe, and five issuers took advantage, including two French names and two Swedish. Demand was strong and terms tight.

Iceland returned to the euro market on Thursday, bringing a €500m five year issue in its first outing since December 2017.

The Inter-American Development Bank this week capitalised on a dearth of supply at the 10 year point of the curve to print its second dollar benchmark of the year.

Three SSA borrowers issued a total of £200m ($255m) of medium-term notes in response to an inquiry for three year non-call one fixed rate sterling bonds on Tuesday — which probably all sold to the same buyer — amid an uptick of paper in the currency.