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German media company Bertelsmann pulled a €500m seven year corporate bond issue on Thursday, just hours after launching the deal alongside two other seven year deals.

Two IPO applications in Hong Kong this week — one from a bitcoin hardware maker and the other a Chinese state-owned enterprise — highlighted the tussle for investor attention between old and new economy companies.

Dollar bond investors got their first taste of a Cambodian credit this week when casino operator NagaCorp grabbed $300m from its debut outing. But a huge tightening in the secondary market reflected the struggle in finding a fair price for the issuer. Morgan Davis reports.

US pharmaceuticals company Mylan made its third visit to the euro corporate bond market in three years on Wednesday when it sold a €500m seven year deal with a €1.3bn order book.

Investors took their time in considering new senior offerings from Morgan Stanley and Santander Consumer Finance on Wednesday, following a weak opening for financial markets.

Canaan is eyeing a $1.5bn IPO in Hong Kong that will test investor appetite for the first listing of a cryptocurrency firm in the city.

Climbing US Treasury yields and tightening swap spreads are pushing out levels in dollars, but Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) managed a successful three year trade — a good omen for an upcoming deal from Kommuninvest on Wednesday.

Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp clinched a $300m debut bond on Monday. But the gaming company’s notes looked cheap compared to other industry names in Macau, causing the yield to drop significantly in secondary trading on Tuesday.

Swedish Export Credit Corporation will bring a three week dearth of SSA dollar benchmark issuance to an end on Tuesday after mandating for a three year issue. A shift in Libor rates, swap spreads and secondary levels since the last glut of dollar supply should all make for a keenly watched trade, said bankers.

Two A-rated corporates went head to head in the euro corporate bond market on Monday as UK pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and US electrical systems manufacturer United Technologies Corp both launched triple-tranche deals, with two matching maturities, which totalled €4.5bn.

IndoStar Capital Finance has scooped up Rp18.4bn ($273m) after pricing its IPO at the top of guidance, on the back of a strong turnout from a broad range of investors.

Prime Ventures has sold another €111m chunk of its stake in Takeaway.com, the Dutch online food ordering service, after the lock-up from its last block trade in March was waived several days early.