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Two more IPOs of significant size were announced this week in Western Europe, and with four weeks to go until the start of the Easter holidays, they are likely to be the last of this IPO season to be launched.

Netherlands-based telecoms firm Altice, one of the European leveraged finance market’s leading issuers, held a lender call at 3pm London time on Thursday for €1.6bn of loan refinancings in euros, and more in dollars.

Citi has reshuffled its southeast Asian corporate and investment banking (CIB) leadership, with David Biller and Jonathan Quek set to take on more responsibility.

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Guorui Properties sealed a $300m debut international deal after offering investors a slightly unusual structure in order to secure a lower yield.

Argentine airport operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 has bought back all of its remaining 10.75% bonds due 2020, according to a regulatory filing.

A pair of supranational issuers nipped in on Tuesday with what are likely to be the final dollar deals of the week before a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday — where futures prices suggest an overwhelming likelihood that the Federal Reserve’s target rate will rise.

Guorui Properties opened the Asia high yield corporate debt market for the week, launching its debut dollar deal just ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting.

Gestamp Automoción, the Spanish car parts maker, has begun investor education for what is likely to be the largest European IPO of the year so far, after its Ebitda grew by 10.6% in 2016.

Croatia’s revived euro benchmark had received orders of €2.75bn and seen its order books shut by lunchtime Monday with the country having enjoyed a ratings agency boost on Friday to defy any fears of being overshadowed by Kuwait’s sovereign deal, which was also in the market.

Morgan Stanley chose one of its own to take over the role of head of fixed income for Asia ex-Japan, a spokesperson at the bank confirmed.

Lenovo Group priced a five year fixed bond and a subordinated perpetual non call five in a soft market on Thursday and on the back of disappointing third quarter results. But investors shrugged off any concerns and poured into the transaction.