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Philippines’ Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co is preparing to launch a Ps60bn ($1.2bn) rights issue at the end of March after getting the nod from the country’s stock exchange.

Siemens has chosen to set a price range designed to please investors on the IPO of its medical technology division Siemens Healthineers, rather than seeking an aggressive valuation.

Austrian wood products manufacturer Egger Holzwerkstoffe sold its third hybrid capital deal on Monday, with its largest size and lowest coupon to date. At the same time, Brisbane Airport announced plans to diversify its investor base.

Chinese after-school education provider OneSmart International Education Group has filed an IPO prospectus with the US market regulator for a New York Stock Exchange listing of up to $300m.

On Friday, Unilever Spreads released guidance for its €4.6bn equivalent loan to fund its acquisition by KKR. French telecoms infrastructure group Circet also launched a smaller deal, a €570m loan package for its buyout by Advent. But investor demand isn't satisfied yet, say some market participants.

Bank of China joined its Chinese peers to sell floating rate notes (FRNs) offshore, while Fantasia Holdings Group Co added to the momentum in the high beta property sector. The two finished off an incredible week for both financial and corporate borrowers from the Mainland.

An awful lot of capital and financial market participants are relaxed about Sunday's Italian election, predicting that coalitions and deadlock will remain a staple of Italy's political system. But others urge caution — and hedging — while the going is good for fear that complacency is taking hold, writes Costas Mourselas.

The Commercial Bank of Qatar sold three year Swiss franc bonds on Tuesday, to serve as the best illustration yet of the rekindling of the relationship between Swiss buyers and Middle Eastern financial credits that could bloom into a record year for issuance, writes Silas Brown.

UBS’s new head of corporate client solutions in EMEA believes the bank can weather any downturn in FIG revenues and make the running in M&A, writes David Rothnie.

Modern Land (China) Co sold its third green dollar bond on Tuesday, as it remains the only Chinese green issuer from the high yield property sector.

Baidu-backed video streaming service iQiyi and Chinese hotel operator GreenTree Hospitality Group are readying a pair of US IPOs for the end of March to raise a combined $1.7bn.

Bangladesh's independent power producer Summit Power launched pre-marketing this week for a ground-breaking Singapore IPO. It will be only the second international listing by a Bangladeshi company.