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AFC sells largest offshore digital bond as foreign issuers keep Swissies busy

Supra bond shows size is available in Swiss francs for digital deals
Tighter margin loan a 'sign of things to come' for infrastructure lending

IDB Invest seizes €500m despite investors ‘cherry picking’ ahead of summer

◆ New green seven year prices 2bp inside guidance ◆ Peer comps helpful as old 2032s trade wide ◆ Recent S&P upgrade to boost bank treasury demand

Hines shines in euro debut with €500m green bond

◆ Real estate name builds on Vonovia’s jumbo trade this week ◆ Deal lands at the tight end of guidance ◆ Single-digit concession spotted
Tighter margin loan a 'sign of things to come' for infrastructure lending
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  • JP Morgan’s new Development Finance Institution (DFI) has been racking up its deal count during the coronavirus crisis. Its aim is to bring transparency and more investment to development finance in emerging markets, but some experts are doubtful about the project.
  • Public sector borrowers found themselves in a tricky position as they returned to the primary euro market this week as they attempted to strike a balance between current secondary levels and where the market is heading with the arrival of the European Union’s giant borrowing programme from September.
  • Europe’s equity investors finally have some IPOs to consider again, after the volatility caused by the spread of Covid-19 scuttled most deals in the first half of the year. But they remain selective: only companies in sectors that are either immune to the pandemic or have benefited from it will get a hearing. Aidan Gregory reports.
  • Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng raised $1.5bn this week, after increasing the size of its US listing and pricing it above the marketed range.
  • Ant Group started speaking to investors this week for mammoth IPOs on the Hong Kong and Star markets, which at an estimated size of $30bn would become the world’s largest ever share offering. The deal is a big win for both exchanges — and bankers in Hong Kong are also expecting a record fee from the deal. Jonathan Breen and Rebecca Feng report.
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    Kim Balt, who led ING's equity syndicate desk for 18 years, has joined Avantium, a Dutch company that makes alternatives to plastics from plants.