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South Korean game developer Nexon has sold all of its shares in rival company NCSOFT Corp for W605.1bn ($536m), ending a three-year relationship that failed to create any “significant synergies” between the companies.

Tata Motors has launched a $600m dual-tranche refinancing into general syndication, with the borrower keeping the same top-level syndicate as the original fundraising.

Hong Kong-listed China Tian Lun Gas Holdings has mandated three banks to arrange a $150m borrowing, which has launched into general syndication.

The migration of Chinese property developers from the offshore bond market back to the domestic market is gaining steam, with another three issuing in the Mainland this week.

Singapore-listed Frasers Centrepoint (FCL) has signed a £300m ($468.5m) five year acquisition loan via Frasers Hospitality UK Holdings.

Kino Indonesia has started pre-marketing its IPO to investors, as the fast-moving consumer goods company seeks $100m to $150m from a domestic listing.

In this round-up, Moscow Exchange sees drop in RMB swap and spot trading in September, RMB denominated trade settlement reaches new record in Q3 2015, Taiwan RMB deposits see slight fall in September, HKEx plans launch of new RMB metal contracts, and BAML finds investor sentiment improved on China.

Deezer, the French music streaming service, opened the book for its IPO on Thursday morning, as the autumn’s busy season of flotations continues to produce successes, failures and deals that get done at weakened terms.

After weeks of volatility and fractious executions in Europe's corporate bond markets, BHP Billiton has pulled off the biggest ever corporate hybrid bond sale, proving investors are open to buying even quite challenging deals, if they come with lashings of yield, writes Ross Lancaster.

Peru looked set to test the euro market for the first time in more than a decade after announcing plans for an extensive European roadshow.

European credit index curve trading came into focus this week with some traders and strategists looking to take advantage of what they describe as an anomaly in iTraxx Europe flatness between the five year point and longer tenors.

Uncertainty over the make-up of the Portuguese government following an inconclusive election is playing havoc with the sovereign’s yields — but analysts warned it is not alone in suffering from potential political risk.