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China Merchants Port Holdings Co (CMP) paid a generous premium to close a $600m dual-tranche bond on Tuesday, responding to weakness in the secondary prices of similar deals.

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co has raised HK$7.86bn ($1.01bn) after a primary share sale which drew strong demand from its existing investors, said a source familiar with the matter.

Investment grade companies are filtering into the euro bond market in the run-up to the last quarter of the year, including Informa, the UK publishing and exhibition company, which wants to swap its private placements for public bonds.

JD Health International, the healthcare unit of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, has submitted an IPO application to Hong Kong’s stock exchange.

Skipton Building Society found a window to launch its debut non-preferred senior bond in the sterling market on Friday, ahead of what could be a tricky fourth quarter for UK borrowers.

China Yangtze Power has raised $1.8bn from a smaller-than-expected offer of Global Depositary Receipts in London, sealing only the third listing through the London-Shanghai Stock Connect scheme.

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Kingsoft Cloud Holdings, backed by smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp, has raised $509.1m from a follow-on offering of American Depositary Shares, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Thailand’s IPO market got a boost this week with SCG Packaging launching what is set to be the country’s largest listing since Covid-19 hit earlier this year. International and local investors have already swamped the deal, which is expected to raise up to Bt39.5bn ($1.25bn), writes Jonathan Breen.

Skipton Building Society is looking to sell its first series of non-preferred senior notes in sterling — a market that has proved shaky amid a fresh spike in Brexit volatility.

Chinese logistics company ZTO Express (Cayman) and biopharmaceutical firm Zai Lab wrapped up their secondary listings in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Financial institutions are waiting to see whether investors will step back into the credit market before attempting to bring new deals forward this week.