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Sino-Ocean Land made what one banker called a quasi-debut in the dollar market on Wednesday, pricing a five and 10 year dual trancher. Against a resilient market backdrop, the deal attracted $4.75bn in bids.

Conan Tam, a managing director in UBS’s DCM syndicate desk, has left the Swiss lender and is joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch, GlobalCapital Asia understands.

The equity capital markets have seen more jumbo deals than any time since 2008 so far in 2014, bringing league table success for the banks that have managed to pick up mandates on the deals for financial institutions.

UBS has hired Amir Heravi, a former equity derivatives trader at BNP Paribas in New York, as co-head of index flow trading, also in New York.

Well known credit strategist Suki Mann is set to join UBS in London and will start working at the bank in September.

Conan Tam, a managing director in UBS’ DCM syndicate desk has left the Swiss lender, confirmed sources close to the move.

CCB Asia priced a $200m tap of its 3.25% 2019s on Wednesday. The borrower landed the tightest spread for a five year dollar issue by a Chinese bank this year as appetite for China brought in an eight times subscribed order book.

Israeli energy conglomerate Delek Group has set price guidance on a €655m loan to back the sale to TDR Capital of its petrol station and convenience store operations in Benelux and France.

A tinge of risk-aversion crept into the US corporate bond market on Thursday, as investors digested the US government’s decision to broaden its sanctions on Russia over the situation in Ukraine.

A group of eight banks is expected to lead Shanda Games’ leveraged buyout loan of between $750m and $850m, which will help fund the company's going-private plans.

Southeast Asia’s largest e-payment firm, MOL Global, filed for a $300m Nasdaq IPO this week, and if successful it will be the first Malaysian firm to list in the US. Malaysia's capital-rich domestic market has traditionally kept firms onshore, but those aiming for the best valuations will be better off heading to the US, write Rev Hui and Rashmi Kumar.