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Mining company Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) battled weakening fundamentals and financial troubles at its state-owned peers to raise $2.5bn from a triple-tranche bond on Monday.

Peijia Medical bagged HK$2.34bn ($302m) from its IPO after winning huge support from institutional and retail investors, according to a source close to the deal.

Chinese hotel company Huazhu Group has returned to the equity-linked market, raising $450m from a bond convertible into its American Depository Shares (ADS).

The UK Debt Management Office has picked the banks to lead the sale of its new October 2061 conventional Gilt, which will be its second of an unprecedented two syndications in a single calendar month.

Weimob, a cloud-based commerce and marketing solution provider, has raised $150m through its first outing to the equity-linked market.

The record-breaking pace of US corporate bond issuance shows no sign of abating as more than 20 issuers from across the ratings spectrum dashed out of earnings to issue this week, amid red-hot funding conditions.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management makes two SRI hires — Citi appoints Aby for CEEMEA markets — Callaghan joins HSBC for UK M&A

Green and sustainable bond and loan financing by companies has slowed as many firms have had to deal with urgent funding needs amid the coronavirus crisis. But three companies crowded into the bond market with green deals on Wednesday, achieving blowout demand — confirming that both issuers and investors remain keenly focused on green finance. Jon Hay and Mariam Meskin report.

Peijia Medical is set to close bookbuilding for its HK$2.34bn ($302m) listing early after institutional investor orders flooded the deal.

Bank Mandiri has continued the flow of Indonesian dollar bonds in the primary market, raising $500m on Tuesday with just a small 5bp new issue premium.

GAC-Sofinco Auto Finance is returning to China's auto ABS market next Tuesday with a Rmb4bn ($564m) four-tranche offering. The automaker is set to take advantage of falling bond yields onshore to score tight pricing.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has hired a prominent expert to be its global head of sustainability and brought a senior banker from its capital markets arm to run its sustainable bond investing.