Mizuho

Commodities company Mercuria has closed its annual borrowing at a size of $1.2bn after 24 banks joining the deal during general syndication.

Hong Kong’s PCGI Intermediate Holdings, a subsidiary of FWD, raised $250m from the bond market on Tuesday. While the company hit its size target, orders were limited and the price guidance was unchanged throughout the day.

Three companies piled into the euro bond market on Monday, but the deals drew mixed reactions. Two standard investment grade issues from LafargeHolcim and Ford Motor Credit appeared to fare better than a rare green hybrid from Citycon paying a juicy yield.

India's Adani Transmission wooed investors to a $500m long-dated bond issuance on Thursday, offering them some concession for the amortising nature of the notes.

AbbVie enjoyed the undivided attention of US bond investors on Tuesday when it hit the market with a $30bn 10 tranche deal that, remarkably for such a big deal, priced with a negative new issue concession.

Del Canto joins Berman at agora — O'Higgins to retire from ICBC Standard — Miller becomes new IBCM head at Credit Suisse

Alibaba Group Holding has kicked off its up to $13.4bn Hong Kong IPO, set to be the largest listing on the bourse for nearly a decade. Bankers are confident the deal will be a success, but they are navigating challenging times in the city’s stock market, which plunged this week as violence during protests escalated. Jonathan Breen reports.

Investors looked beyond Nanyang Commercial Bank's Hong Kong home to its Chinese parent this week, allowing the borrower to close a $700m Basel III-compliant tier two subordinated deal, despite the protests happening in the city.

Mizuho MTN banker Alain Sanz-Gadea has moved to Rabobank.

Brazilian steel producer Gerdau could return to the international bond market this week for the first time in over two years, looking to take advantage of strong performance in its bonds and positive sentiment surrounding Brazil.

Haitong International Securities Group raised $400m from the bond market this week, selling a deal inside fair value after a larger-than-expected price tightening.

SAIC-GMAC and Beijing Hyundai Auto Finance are both planning their returns to the auto loan ABS market next week.