UBS

Unitymedia, one of Germany’s largest cable operators, launched a €420m senior secured high yield bond today.

UBS has replaced Fabio Lisanti, head of debt capital markets and client solutions, with one of its most senior bankers.

Corporate bond bankers are busy, for this time of year. While they are usually up for doing deals, it is clear investors, too, are in no hurry to close their books for the year, but are keen to buy paper, despite the let-down of the European Central Bank’s lukewarm QE boost last week.

Chinese brokerage house Everbright Securities is eyeing a listing in Hong Kong, having filed a preliminary prospectus on Tuesday with the city’s bourse.

China Construction Bank (CCB) has launched what is most likely to be the last high profile bond of the year in Asia, opening books for a dollar-denominated additional tier one offering on December 9.

Bank of Zhengzhou has signed on about six cornerstone investors to anchor the bulk of its HK$5.56bn ($717.42m) IPO in Hong Kong, as the leads look to kick off bookbuilding on a strong note.

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (Cabei) sold its second Swiss franc deal for the year on Monday, drawing demand from Swiss asset managers.

Inner Mongolia-based China Shengmu Organic Milk is testing appetite in the syndicated loan market for a $120m three year fundraising.

Energy company Medanito will hit the road this week to meet fixed income investors ahead of a maximum $150m deal as Argentine borrowers continue to show interest in international markets despite the small size of most companies in the country.

Crédit Agricole braved the markets on Friday to price its third transaction in Swiss francs this year.

Asia’s debt capital market is set to end the year on a bumper note, with China Construction Bank (CCB) poised to launch a dollar-denominated additional tier one trade next week.

FIG bankers rejoiced this week as two markets that have been much maligned this year — insurance capital and sterling senior — showed enduring appeal just in time for a year end funding grab.