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Bravida, the Swedish electrical, heating, plumbing and ventilation systems installer, narrowed the price range of its IPO on Tuesday morning, inside the top half of the original range, meaning the deal is likely to raise at least Skr2.8bn (€305m).

Denox Environmental & Technology Holdings is slated to seek a listing hearing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this week, with pre-marketing likely to start the following week if the IPO is approved.

Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (MUTB) are out in the dollar bond market, releasing guidance for their respective offerings on Tuesday.

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company is preparing to issue a second dollar bond this year, with investor meetings scheduled for next week.

German businesses Schaeffler and Covestro successfully completed their initial public offerings this week after having scaled back on their targeted deal sizes.

Banks are grasping at private opportunities throughout their capital curves in search of a safe and affordable source of funding, as a volatile public market proves too rich for bank treasurers' blood and funding costs. Jonathan Breen reports.

Bravida, the Swedish plumbing, heating and electricals group, this week launched the bookbuilding phase of its initial public offering in Stockholm.

An SSA could bring a euro denominated socially responsible bond next week, joining several others that have mandated for deals, announced roadshows or brought innovative new issues this week.

Hellman & Friedman is acquiring a majority stake in the Swedish company Securitas Direct with a €2.7bn financing package involving bonds and loans — but market sentiment remains downhearted.

Japan Post sets sail with IPOs — Datang Environment files in HK — Banpu Power eyes Thai float — Larsen & Toubro seeks $300m listing

A supranational issuer fell just short of full subscription with a four year dollar deal on Wednesday, as SSAs looked for favourable pricing opportunities with unconventional maturities and short dated floaters.

An Asian issuer could be about to make its second visit to the socially responsible bond market, with its green offering appearing to have undergone a slight rebranding exercise.