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Beijing Energy Investment Holding (BEIH) is set to join the string of Chinese issuers who have increasingly tapped the euro bond market this year.

Xinte Energy, a Chinese company that operates in the photovoltaic industry, is seeking a listing that could raise as much as $400m-$500m in Hong Kong, having filed a preliminary prospectus with the city’s regulator on July 20.

Ado Properties relaunched its €400m initial public offering in Frankfurt on Monday, less than a month after postponing the deal because of the Greek debt crisis.

The chief executive and other top officers of Merlin Properties, the acquisitive Spanish real estate company, have been on the road this week, for the company’s second rights issue in three months, as it seeks €1.034bn to buy Testa, another property firm.

Swiss travel retailer Dufry began roadshowing on Monday its €500m high yield bond, part of the financing package to support its buyout of World Duty Free.

Ak Bars Bank has mandated Credit Suisse and UBS to arrange a Eurobond. If the deal goes ahead, it will be the first new issue from Russia this year.

Thai Union Frozen Products Public Company opened books for a Bt12.72bn ($371m) preferential public offering on Monday, July 20, following non-deal roadshows that brought some positive feedback from the investor community.

China Railway Signal & Communications Corp (CRSC) started investor education for its $2bn Hong Kong IPO on Monday, July 20, becoming the first issuer brave enough to proceed with its equity-raising plans following the mainland stock market’s dramatic collapse earlier this month.

China Minsheng Investment’s (CMI) $300m offering on July 16 resonated well with the combination of robust anchor demand, a standby letter of credit (SBLC) and juicy yields proving a winning recipe.

Deutsche Wohnen, the German property company, issued its first conventional bond on Thursday, benefiting from strong market sentiment after Greece’s parliament approved a new bailout package.

J Sainsbury, the unrated UK supermarket chain, on Thursday became the first issuer to join the corporate bond pipeline in three weeks, announcing a roadshow for a possible hybrid capital deal.

China Minsheng Investment (CMI) went live on July 16 with its debut dollar bond, while China Minmetals Corp has appointed banks for a dollar bond.