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Bank Muscat's Islamic banking arm, Meethaq, has requested proposals from banks for its debut loan syndication.

China property names continued their bombardment of the dollar market on Tuesday, as four more bond issuers raised a combined total of $2bn.

Morgan Stanley has named Magnus Andersson as the co-head of ECM for Asia Pacific. His predecessor, Mille Cheng, has become vice chairman of Asia Pacific global capital markets.

Yuzhou Properties Co sold its third dollar bond deal of the year this week, bringing its total issuance for 2019 to $1.5bn.

China’s Jinxin Fertility Group is planning to float on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to a draft prospectus submitted to the bourse.

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group is planning to launch investor education for its $1bn Hong Kong IPO before the end of March.

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed William Chalmers, a Morgan Stanley FIG banker, as its next chief financial officer.

The US corporate new issuance calendar took a breather on Thursday after clocking up its busiest week of the year with $30bn of supply in just three days. Borrowers remained on the sidelines as investors digested the supply onslaught that brought bulging order books and tight pricing.

Record breaking Italian football club Juventus made its debut in the corporate bond market on Wednesday. It used the Agnelli family’s involvement in the ownership and running of the club for nearly a century to market the bond, but Italian football clubs do not have a great financial track record, writes Nigel Owen.

CStone Pharmaceuticals has launched Hong Kong’s first biotechnology IPO of the year — and bankers are watching it closely. The up to HK$2.38bn ($304m) deal has received a strong early response, a good sign for the growing pipeline of biotech issuers hoping to put a difficult 2018 behind them. Jonathan Breen reports.

After a quiet start to February, property developers from China are making the most out of a liquid bond market, pricing dollar bonds way inside of initial guidance and still watching their bonds trade well in the aftermarket. The rush shows no signs of slowing down. Addison Gong reports.

Sunac China Holdings priced a large three year callable bond, taking advantage of the abundant liquidity in the market following Chinese New Year. But investors appeared to hold back when it came to less familiar names.