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Chinese mobile streaming platform Inke hit the road with its Hong Kong IPO on Wednesday. With strong anchor demand in the bag, it is reaching for proceeds of up to HK$1.5bn ($192.6m).

CYBG has agreed to buy Virgin Money for £1.7bn, paving the way for a new major challenger bank on the UK high street. The combined bank will be strong in mortgages but have only £7.6bn of corporate and SME loans.

Macquarie Group has signed a £2bn loan that features green tranches, as the seemingly inexorable rise of the product continues unabated.

The Stars Group has won about $6.9bn of fully committed debt financing from four banks, as the Canadian gaming and online gambling company moves ahead with its debt and equity purchase of Sky Betting and Gaming.

Macquarie Capital has hired the former head of US loan trading at HSBC to help take advantage of surging activity in leveraged finance markets.

Macquarie Capital has hired a new European head of equity capital markets.

Mainland firms Hope Education Group and Beijing Huatu Hongyang Education & Culture Corp are seeking the green light to launch IPOs in Hong Kong.

China Xinhua Education Group has raised HK$1.3bn ($166.2m) after pricing its IPO at the middle of guidance, according to a source close to the deal.

Hong Kong rolled out the first of its education sector IPOs this year on Monday, as China Xinhua Education Group kicked off bookbuilding to raise HK$1.5bn ($188m).

China Xinhua Education Group has launched bookbuilding for its HK$1.5bn ($188.3m) IPO, the first Mainland education provider to hit the Hong Kong market this year.

China Xinhua Education Group has kicked off investor education for its Hong Kong IPO, which is expected to raise around $200m, said a source close to the deal.

Macquarie Group was offering investors a seven year non-call six senior bond on Monday, in the financial services firm's first euro deal in three years.