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Virgin Media, the UK cable TV, mobile and fixed line telephone and internet group, has announced its first bond issue since the financing for its takeover by US cable investment group Liberty Global in February 2013.

ISS stock traded up on its first day on the Copenhagen stock exchange on Thursday, after the business services firm completed the largest Danish IPO since 2010 with a Dkr81.bn ($1.5bn) offering.

Spanish Reit Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios has raised €500m through an IPO that it will complete on Friday, taking the total raised from Spanish real estate IPOs to almost €1bn this month.

Indian telecoms company Bharti Airtel sold its debut Swiss franc deal on Thursday morning, a six year note. Strong demand allowed the issuer to sell the largest ever Swiss franc deal from the country.

Market softening on continuing concerns over the Asian economy isn’t having any apparent effect on KBC Group’s euro additional tier one deal, which was launched on Wednesday morning by lead managers Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, KBC Bank, Morgan Stanley and UBS. The deal is looking set to price at the tightest coupon level for an AT1 deal so far, despite other recent names trading weaker on the secondary market on Wednesday.

ANZ has opted for a 10 year 144A subordinated fixed rate note for its issuance, becoming the first Australian bank to offer a US dollar Basel III bond.

ISS, the Danish cleaning to security services firm, has brought forward the deadline for the close of its Dkr8.1bn ($1.5bn) IPO after investors flooded the books.

The parent company of African Barrick Gold sold a £112m stake in the British gold miner on Monday night, with the volatile stock plunging almost 15% after the deal was completed.

Investors eager for a yield pick-up are hunting deals from African Bank and similar names, according to medium term note bankers. The borrower took advantage of the demand to print its second ever private placement in dollars on Monday.

Dutch lender Rabobank will sell a new seven year Swiss franc deal on Tuesday afternoon, showing demand remains strong for strongly rated financials despite a steady flow of deals so far in 2014.

ANZ has announced that it is holding a series of investor meetings by telephone on Tuesday for what is expected to be the first US dollar Basel III bond from an Australian bank.

Debut issuer Times Property Holdings came out with final price guidance for a five year non call three dollar bond on Wednesday, having published initial price thoughts the day before.