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Verbund, the Austrian electricity company, became the first European issuer to sell a green sustainability-linked bond on Wednesday. The highly rated issuer printed 20 year debt at a razor-thin spread.

Unédic, the French unemployment agency, had the euro SSA primary market to itself on Wednesday, allowing it to comfortably print €3bn with its second social bond benchmark of the year.

Europe’s high grade bond market continued to pump out deals on Wednesday, with Vantage Towers raising three tranches of debt after its IPO and Japan’s Nidec selling a green trade.

Financial issuance got underway in the euro primary market on Wednesday, with borrowers keen to bring forward ESG-labelled bonds in the first deals of the week.

Verbund, Austria’s largest electricity provider, is in its second and final day of marketing a green and sustainability linked 20 year trade, in a closely watched deal that is expected to see insatiable demand.

Rentenbank entered the deserted dollar bond market on Tuesday, printing $1.75bn of five year notes. The market has been quiet for public sector issuers in the past few weeks, thanks to a volatile Treasury market and an issuer base already well stocked with funding, but Rentenbank found investors receptive.

Bilibili, a Chinese video sharing and gaming platform, has raised HK$20.2bn ($2.6bn) from its Hong Kong secondary listing, following a strong turnout from institutional investors.

Greenko Energy Holdings took $940m from an amortising green bond on Monday, adding to the recent spurt in sustainable issuance from India.

Norwegian borrower Storebrand was the only financial name on screen in euros on Monday as the FIG market paused after the busiest week of the year so far.

Zhihu has kicked off the roadshow for its US listing. The Chinese company is aiming to raise up to $632.5m from the public market, and a further $250m from a handful of high-profile investors through private placements concurrent to the IPO.

Atotech, a UK speciality chemicals technology company, has followed up its IPO last month with a $1.84bn-equivalent loan refinancing, with some of the money earmarked for acquisitions.

Delhi International Airport (Dial) had to pay a hefty premium for its $450m green bond amid investor concerns about market volatility and the state of the travel industry.