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China’s state-owned ‘bad debt’ managers are making a comeback in the offshore market, after a rally in the sector. China Orient Asset Management Co this week became the second in a month to price bonds and there are more deals on the way. Addison Gong reports.

Dubai-based payments company Network International has kicked off investor education for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, which is expected to value the business in the region of $3bn, according to a source close to the deal.

Unédic priced through fair value for its first bond of the year on Wednesday, as the European Central Bank’s announcement of fresh liquidity supercharged an already red hot euro SSA market. African Development Bank will hope to find similar success in the 10 year part of the curve after mandating banks for its first benchmark of the year.

The Republic of Ghana has picked banks for a bond deal and tender offer, preparing to become sub-Saharan Africa’s first sovereign issuer of the year. Benin is also believed to be eyeing a debut in the international bond market.

Deutsche Telekom became the latest blue chip company to issue a two tranche bond with no new issue concession on Tuesday, making it three deals out of three so far this week that have come without any sweetener for investors, compared with secondary spreads.

Public sector borrowers in the euro SSA market received strong demand in both the short and long ends of the curve on Tuesday. KfW took advantage of the blistering conditions to sell its first euro benchmark with a three year maturity since 2015, while Société du Grand Paris (SGP) sold its biggest ever bond.

The largest block trade of 2019 so far — a €1.5bn stake in Dutch payments firm Adyen — flew off the shelves on Monday night, as large long-only accounts, mostly from the US, bought big slices of it.

Embassy Office Parks Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has global long-only investors on tenterhooks as it prepares to launch its smaller-than-expected Rp47.5bn ($683m) IPO, having filed the final terms for India’s first Reit listing.

High yield bond issuance in Europe is perking up, with several deals being marketed or just about to be launched. Beginning its roadshow on Monday was Sappi, the South African paper company, which wants to issue €450m to replace an older bond; starting on Tuesday is French car parts group Faurecia, seeking €500m.

Société du Grand Paris (SGP) mandated banks on Monday for its second benchmark green bond, following its debut last October. Meanwhile, KfW hit screens for a long three year benchmark, the agency’s third benchmark in euros this year.

Kommunekredit, Kommunalbanken (KBN) and World Bank hit screens for dollar deals on Monday, as bankers said that this week offers a decent window for issuance in the US currency.

Medacta, the Swiss maker of artificial human joints, has begun a process to list on the SIX Swiss Exchange before Easter. If it succeeds, it would be the first major company to complete an IPO in Europe this year.