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Zhenro Properties Group bagged $200m from a short-dated bond on Tuesday — being strategic with its choice of a 363-day tenor, while also finding an opportunistic issuance window on a day market sentiment was on a high.

Seazen Holdings, previously known as Future Land Holdings, and Powerlong Real Estate raised $500m between them on Monday for near-term refinancing, with positive market sentiment allowing them to price their bonds tightly.

China Aoyuan Group stayed a step ahead of its property peers by raising a comfortable $275m from a tap of its 2021 notes on Thursday, one of two dollar bonds to be priced in Asia so far in the new year.

Several Chinese borrowers ventured into the bond market at the end of December, locking up last-minute deals that were mainly supported by anchor orders.

Futu Holdings, parent of Hong Kong-based Futu Securities International, is planning a Nasdaq IPO of up to $300m.

Russian Copper Co (RCC) has closed a $250m five year credit facility, marking the second refinancing that RCC has secured this year. The tight margin sparked a sliver of optimism in the market.

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust (CEReit) has wrapped up a well-oversubscribed rights issue, raising €224.1m to fund the acquisition of various properties across Europe.

Shanghai Henlius Biotech has joined a growing pipeline of biotechnology firms planning to float in Hong Kong. It wants to list in the first quarter of 2019, said a banker working on the transaction.

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences has raised HK$3.08bn ($394.2m) after pricing its IPO at the bottom of the range, according to a banker on the deal.

Fantasia Holdings Group Co locked up a final dollar deal of the year on Thursday, but paid a generous 15% yield to secure anchor orders for the transaction.

UBS has hired former Deutsche Bank innovation head Elly Hardwick as chief digital officer, and rehired Rick Carey as chief technology officer, part of a broader revamp of the firm’s technology team.

Shimao Property Holdings managed to raise a sizeable $570m from its bond return on Monday, using up the last of its annual fundraising quota. But to get to the chunky size at this time of the year, the Chinese company had to offer investors a generous premium.