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Marvell Technology, the Bermuda-registered US chipmaker, jumped into the dollar bond market this week with a $2bn trade linked to a $10bn acquisition, after clinching the deal more quickly than expected.

Esoteric names from the FIG market are expected to fill the post-Easter issuance pipeline to take advantage on the constructive market conditions on offer.

Lansforsakringar Bank (LF Bank) enjoyed the sole attention of the market on Thursday as it placed the day's only senior bond in euros. With market conditions constructive, bankers expect more esoteric names could follow.

BlackRock has signed a $4.4bn revolving credit agreement linked to gender and racial diversity metrics, becoming one of the most prominent companies globally to use key performance indicators focused on staff equality in its main bank line.

Trip.com Group has launched bookbuilding for its HK$10.5bn ($1.35bn) secondary listing in Hong Kong, testing investor appetite amid growing pains for the pandemic-hampered travel industry and as the performance of recent IPO debuts in the city fizzles.

Dutch internet company Prosus is looking to pocket up to HK$114.17bn ($14.67bn) from an accelerated sale of shares in Tencent Holdings.

Portugal began the price discovery process for its new 10 year syndicated bond on Wednesday close to fair value in an effort to give as much clarity to investors as possible on the final level, according to lead managers.

Synlab, the German laboratory diagnostic services company, has announced its intention to float on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Indian real estate company Macrotech Developers has kicked off bookbuilding for its up to Rp25.1bn ($338.2m) listing.

Italy and Portugal are the first two eurozone sovereigns out of the blocks for syndications following the Easter break, with the former looking to extend its curve by a further five years.

Investors were relieved when Credit Suisse finally gave details this week about the damage it has suffered from its Archegos exposures. The losses were higher than expected, but they were not large enough to burn completely through the Swiss bank’s capital cushion.

ReNew Power, a regular issuer from India's renewable energy sector, raised $585m this week from another green bond – and another complex structure.