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Hong Kong’s Nord Anglia Education, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, priced its follow-on offering on June 10 at a tight discount of less than 1% and upsized the deal to raise $170m, after receiving a stellar response from investors.

Pioneer Investments has turned its focus to short dated emerging market bonds, as it seeks protection from rising rates.

Russia’s Industrial Metallurgical Holding (KOKS Group) has picked banks for a potential 4.5 year dollar bond deal, which would be the first international Russian corporate bond for seven months.

State-owned MFB Hungarian Development Bank finished a roadshow on Wednesday for its first euro bond for four years, and has picked a tenor. But market turmoil has left it facing unacceptable spreads, and waiting for a better window.

Universal Medical Services & Health Management Company began gauging demand on June 12 for its $500m IPO in Hong Kong, which is seeing strong interest from investors looking to become cornerstones.

Thai rating agency TRIS Rating Corporation has assigned both a sovereign and issue rating to Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The move comes as Laos prepares for a Bt12bn ($355.5m) bond issue, which could hit the market as early as this month.

ADT Korea has refinanced a W1.35tr borrowing it raised for its buyout by Carlyle in 2014. The original five year facility was raised at a leverage of 7x Ebitda and helped Carlyle clinch a hotly contested bid for the Korean security company. ADT Korea refinanced the facility amid lower interest rates and a general paucity of deals out of Korea, said bankers.

Korea Development Bank (KDB) jumped in the offshore renminbi market with a reverse enquiry-driven deal on June 12 following a successful debut from ICBCIL Finance a day earlier.

Royal Industries Indonesia has wound up its latest borrowing at $380m. Although this figure is less than the target size of $500m, the response to the loan was fair as the leads managed to bring in new liquidity for the company, paving the way for more financings, said bankers.

Philippine homebuilder Vista Land & Lifescapes showed its increase savviness in the bond market by extending its debt maturities with no extra cost on June 12.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), which picked a consortium of 11 banks to supply its $550m financing, held a meeting for the lenders on June 8, said bankers. The Indonesian firm was initially looking for $400m but raised the size of the borrowing following a healthy response.

Red Star Macalline Group Corp, more popularly known as the Ikea of China, launched on June 12 its IPO in Hong Kong that could raise up to HK$7.22bn ($931.30m). The trade is already covered, after cornerstone investors signed up for a third of the book.