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Kommunalbanken on Wednesday sold the first five year dollar benchmark from an SSA in three weeks, printing a $1bn no-grow bond.

Kommunalbanken is readying a five year bond in what will be the first dollar benchmark in the tenor for three weeks. Meanwhile, European Investment Bank priced a more conservative three year bond.

SolarWinds, the US IT management software firm, priced its $1.5bn first lien acquisition debt package at a hefty discount on Monday while finalising the euro tranche size.

A window for sovereign, supranational and agency issuance opened after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday, with deals likely to get done before the inevitable slowdown accompanying the start of the Chinese new year on February 8.

Asian Development Bank was first out of the blocks in dollars after issuance in the currency stopped for a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday.

Postal Savings Bank of China has selected five banks to lead its jumbo $15bn IPO, which is set to become the largest listing in Hong Kong in five years.

South Korea’s stock market regulator has approved Hotel Lotte’s plans for an IPO, which could raise as much as $5bn and take the title of the largest listing in the country.

The carnage afflicting worldwide financial markets played into a trio of issuers’ hands this week, with each one able to attract strong demand from investors seeking safety in uncertain times.

KEB Hana Bank battled choppy markets with its first international outing after its merger. As volatility heightened during bookbuilding, the lender opted to scale back the size of the deal in exchange for tighter pricing.

South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank has gone live with the first international bond since its merger, launching a dollar deal on Wednesday morning.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) is the first SSA borrower this week to brave the dollar bond market as tricky conditions in other markets make life tough for issuers.

Hong Kong’s Hsin Chong Construction Group managed to get a difficult $150m bond away this week, braving volatile markets with a two-day execution and private bank backing.