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Genius Auto Finance will come back to the Chinese auto loan ABS market for a Rmb4bn ($564m) trade next week. That is the same size as its last deal, but the originator will scrap the mezzanine tranche this time around.

The UK’s Informa brought a €500m no-grow bond on Tuesday, a deal for the publishing and events company that won praise from onlooking bankers.

Argenta Spaarbank and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group were both marketing senior bonds on Tuesday, making use of the favourable backdrop in the primary market. While Sumitomo was quick to build demand for its bond, Argenta struggled to gather enough demand volume to move the spread from price thoughts.

UBI Banca launched a €500m non-preferred senior bond this week, supported by orders of €1.4bn at peak, but it had to pay a new issue premium, according to a FIG banker.

Hong Kong’s stock exchange has awarded China Feihe, a baby milk formula producer, its final stamp of approval to list.

China Grand Automotive Services Group Co has launched an offer to exchange two dollar bonds in part, leading to a sell-off in its existing curve in the days following the announcement.

The six biggest US investment banks alongside three European firms have created DirectBooks to assist primary market bond sales. It aims to start in the US investment grade corporate market before branching out to other fixed income products.

A scorching week in the dollar market provided some $18.5bn of funding from issuers across the SSA spectrum. Maturities from three to 30 years were accessed, and each deal enjoyed strong demand and well-filled books.

Guarantor: Japan

The buyout bonds for Merlin Entertainments and Kantar, backed by Blackstone and Bain, will set new standards for European issuers. If the investors strike down the "net short" clauses — as they did in an earlier Inmarsat deal — the sponsors may give up on the controversial strategy to battle hedge funds with large CDS positions.

Cadent Gas, the UK gas distribution company, concluded a tender offer, buying back £400m ($498.25m) of its 2021 bonds, with investors offering to sell back more than the maximum target.

Fangdd Network Group, an online platform for real estate agents, is planning an IPO on the Nasdaq, having filed draft documents with the US securities regulator this week.