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Russian conglomerate Sistema and the Russia-China Investment Fund have sold a Rb15.9bn ($249.7m) chunk of stock in Detsky Mir, the Russian toy store, after a fully marketed offering designed to boost the freefloat of the company and diversify the shareholder base.

Anton Oilfield Services Group returned to the the dollar market on Thursday after a two-year break. The company's story has changed since its last bond sale, and investors were ready to embrace the improved credit.

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Hong Kong-listed Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has tapped an existing convertible bond for $232m.

Hong Kong’s PCGI Intermediate Holdings, a subsidiary of FWD, raised $250m from the bond market on Tuesday. While the company hit its size target, orders were limited and the price guidance was unchanged throughout the day.

Three companies piled into the euro bond market on Monday, but the deals drew mixed reactions. Two standard investment grade issues from LafargeHolcim and Ford Motor Credit appeared to fare better than a rare green hybrid from Citycon paying a juicy yield.

UBS has hired from insurance company FWD Group to fill the position of head of financial institutions group for Asia Pacific.

India's Adani Transmission wooed investors to a $500m long-dated bond issuance on Thursday, offering them some concession for the amortising nature of the notes.

Andrea Casati, vice-chairman of equity capital markets for Asia Pacific at UBS, left the bank earlier this month, according to a source close to the situation.

China Aluminum International Engineering Corp (Chalieco) raised $350m from a senior perpetual bond after closing the order book much earlier than usual. Shanghai Electric (Group) Corp made a rare visit to the dollar market.

The positive market backdrop has driven smaller and less well-known bank issuers to come forward with rare new bond issues. But they are showing up just as investors pack up for the year, meaning they must work hard to lure enough demand, writes David Freitas.

A trio of triple-B rated companies brought bond sales totalling €2.75bn on Thursday, as a primary market abuzz with official stimulus roared towards the year's close.