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Tikehau Capital, the French alternative investment manager, has committed a €250m order for the IPO of DWS Group and has initiated discussions on potential cooperation between the two firms, including on alternative asset management distribution.

Philippine firm Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co has set the final terms for its Ps60bn ($1.15bn) rights issue, which will be launched next week.

China’s Xinyuan Real Estate Co has sold a par-priced $200m deal, paying one of the highest coupons for a public dollar bond in Asia so far this year.

Ukrainian chicken producer MHP is looking to lock in a lower cost of funds and reduce the cost of its liabilities with a buyback of its 2020s, combined with a new issue.

Deutsche Bank has set the terms for the IPO of its asset management division DWS after securing a sizable anchor commitment from Nippon Life, the biggest life insurance company in Japan.

Hong Kong’s market regulator is planning to ban UBS from sponsoring any IPOs in the city for 18 months, according to a section in the bank’s 2017 annual report released on Friday.

The Philippines’ Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) found tepid investor demand for its dollar transaction on Thursday, but managed to raise $300m from the bond.

Piraeus Bank's Project Amoeba is one of the first secured Greek NPL portfolios to hit the market, and will serve as a crucial benchmark for pricing on the remaining €100bn of NPLs to come. Meanwhile, the other major banks are selling unsecured books.

Ma returns to HSBC — Morgan Stanley Indo banker exits — SocGen promotes Malhotra — Credit Suisse loans chief leaves — Citi loses HK, Macau head — JPM dealmaker heads to start-up — UBS sees senior departures

Chinese video streaming platform Bilibili filed a prospectus with the US market regulator this week, eyeing up to $400m from an IPO of American Depository Shares (ADS).

With activist investors firmly established in Europe, advisers are beefing up teams and trying to position themselves for a possible shake-up in the relationship between boards and investment banks, writes David Rothnie.

New Zealand financial Kiwibank is holding non-deal roadshows in Switzerlandahead of what could be its first bond issue in Swiss francs since 2014.