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AstraZeneca, the UK pharmaceuticals company, has lined up $17.5bn of bridge loans from three banks to back its $39bn acquisition of US biotech firm Alexion.

Nio has launched a US follow-on offering that could raise up to $2.71bn, becoming the third Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker to tap the equity market in less than two weeks.

Two European banks ventured across the Atlantic this week to tap a dollar market that has remained open for business going into mid-December.

The battle for the UK security firm G4S is entering its final phase, with initial hostile suitor GardaWorld potentially upping its offer after Allied Universal said it had agreed to buy the target company for £3.8bn.

Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden (SBB), the Swedish social housing company, ploughed through fair value on Tuesday with a debut social bond and return to the hybrid market, as tightening spreads encourage investors to keep their wallets open deeper into December.

Chinese financial technology company Bairong is targeting Hong Kong for its IPO, having filed a draft prospectus with the city’s bourse.

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden (SBB), the Swedish social property company, has hired banks for €1bn of new deals made up of a hybrid note and debut social bond, as risk appetite remains strong even heading into the middle of December.

Impala Platinum Holdings, the South African platinum mining company, has launched a tender offer for half its outstanding rand-denominated convertible bonds.

Harbour Biomed has pocketed HK$1.71bn ($220.8m) by pricing its IPO just above the mid point of the marketed range.

Medical device maker LifeTech Scientific Corp tapped the Hong Kong market for HK$930m ($120m) in fresh equity on Thursday.

BPCE incorporated a call option into one of its Samurai deals for the first time on Thursday, when it raised about $430m equivalent of non-preferred senior paper, including one social leg.

Intesa Sanpaolo paid a visit to the MTN market this week to print a rare, privately placed tier two deal in euros.