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Investment banking fees in China have reached a record this year, so it is no wonder that banks have moved to ramp up their expertise in the country. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the latest to strengthen its credentials, hiring Morgan Stanley veteran Alex To.

The Republic of Turkey priced its ¥100bn ($933m) 10 year Samurai at 29bp over yen swaps offer on Wednesday. The bond is guaranteed by Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) which enabled the country to make a substantial saving on where a new dollar or euro bond would have come.

Insurance company FWD opened books for its debut international bond on Wednesday, September 17. The Hong Kong-based borrower is selling a ten year Reg S dollar issue.

CGN Meiya Power Holdings opened books on September 16 for a HK$1.8bn ($231m) Hong Kong IPO, lining up a group of five cornerstone investors to take up around 35% of the deal ahead of launch.

The Republic of Turkey is set to price a ¥100bn 10 year Samurai at 29bp over yen swaps offer on Wednesday. The deal is backed by the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC).

China’s Alibaba Group has increased the price range of its New York IPO to $66-$68 after strong investor demand, as the company looks set to become the biggest US listing ever — and possibly the world’s largest IPO.

Hong Kong’s Sun Hung Kai (SHK) raised HK$1.008bn ($130m) through a top-up share placement on Friday, in a deal that saw demand worth more than $200m come in from investors.

Alibaba Group’s jumbo $21.13bn New York IPO is fully covered one week into the bookbuilding process, with the company now looking to close the deal ahead of the scheduled date. It is also considering selling the shares at higher level.

Allocations are out for Chinese real estate company Franshion Properties’ HK$4bn ($516m) three year dual currency loan that was launched in May to back plans for listing its hotel assets on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The deal took a while to close as the borrower’s sector was not a popular one among lenders, said bankers.

Morgan Stanley has hired a levfin and sponsors banker from Credit Suisse, say sources familiar with the situation.

China Auto Rental (CAR) has priced its HK$3.62bn ($468m) Hong Kong IPO at the top of the range, in a deal where the retail portion was more than 160 times oversubscribed.

Hong Kong’s Sun Hung Kai (SHK) opened books at midday on Friday, September 12 for a HK$1.024bn ($132m) top-up share placement, with wall-crossing efforts by the bookrunners over the week leading to the deal launching fully covered.