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Local and foreign investors alike swooned over the MR2.74bn ($770.92m) IPO of Malakoff Corp, as the Malaysian power producer ends a drought in large sized offerings out of the country since the middle of last year.

Europe's low yield environment has prompted a dramatic increase in Chinese issuers printing euro bonds this year. And with Beijing Enterprises and Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure raising a combined €700 ($772m) on April 29, observers are confident this trend is only about to get stronger.

Dong Energy became the latest in a string of companies to refinance hybrid capital bonds this year, when it issued a €600m 1,000 year non-call 5.5 deal on Wednesday.

UK nursery and early education provider for under-fives, Busy Bee is closing books on its £210m loan on Wednesday, with lenders expecting pricing to finish tight.

Bank of India (BOI) demonstrated this week that absence really does make the heart grow fonder, getting a rousing reception for its return to the international bond market. A large oversubscription allowed the borrower to raise the upper end of its targeted size and shave 20bp off initial guidance.

Solusi Tunas Pratama (STP) has gone on the road for its up to Rph3.91tr ($302.24m) follow-on in Indonesia, as the telecommunications tower operator looks to give investors exposure to a liquid play on the sector.

Ocean Wealth, a wholly owned special purpose vehicle of China Orient Asset Management, raised Rmb1.48bn ($243m) on April 28 with a dual-tranche dim sum bond that was secured and backed by loan repayments.

Chinese toll road operator Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure is letting Asian investors have the first look of its inaugural euro bond, opening books to a three year offering in the morning of April 29.

UBM Group, the UK marketing and communications company, has signed a £400m five year revolving credit facility with its core relationship banks.

BlackRock is set to price its first ever euro senior unsecured trade on Tuesday, opening books for a SEC registered 10 year print that had syndicate bankers struggling to pin down relative value.

Bank of India (BOI) is back in the dollar bond market on Tuesday, April 28, breaking two years of silence.

Online travel booking group Expedia has mandated three banks for a roadshow for its first euro bond, having previously issued only in dollars.