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Moody’s issued a €500m 12 year bond on Friday, its first in euros, crowning a week in which US issuers dominated the European bond market.

Property developer Country Garden Holdings has made a dash for the dollar market, pricing a 5NC3 bond one day after the end of the Chinese New Year holidays. The timing worked out well for the issuer, as the lack of competing supply meant it was able to generate a more than five times covered order book to print a $900m bond.

Constantia Flexibles, the Austrian food packaging company, cut margins on its €1.15bn leveraged loan for the second time since hitting its deadline for commitments.

Croatia has picked four banks to arrange a euro-denominated bond. The roadshow for the deal starts on Monday.

The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (Socar) has mandated two banks to arrange its next Eurobond.

CRH is holding a bank meeting on Thursday with its close relationship banks to syndicate a €2.9bn loan for its acquisition of assets from Holcim and Lafarge.

Springer Science, the German science publisher, has launched a €600m-equivalent acquisition loan and booked a bank meeting for Tuesday next week in London.

Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) got off to a flying start on Tuesday, February 24, when it opened books for its HK$5.80bn ($747.72m) listing, setting the stage for what looks to be the city’s largest IPO to price so far this year.

Real estate developer Country Garden Holdings is looking to become the first out of Asia ex-Japan issuer to tap the debt market following the end of the Chinese New Year holidays, opening books to a five year non call three transaction on February 26.

Wizz Air, the Hungarian budget airline, traded up on Wednesday as it entered the London Stock Exchange following its second, and this time successful, IPO attempt.

Unitymedia KabelBW, the German cable company, issued a €500m high yield bond on Wednesday — the only issue in the market since last Thursday, as companies prepare their financial results.

The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (Socar) has mandated two banks to arrange its next Eurobond.