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NextEnergy Solar Fund, an alternative power investor, said on Thursday that it is to begin a placing programme that could see it issue up to £260m of new shares.

Credit Suisse has hired an experienced banker to its loan syndication business in London.

Luxury accessories maker Jimmy Choo is covered on its IPO, which could value it at up to £700m, only two days into bookbuilding.

Italian telecoms firm Rai Way launched a €400m IPO on Wednesday, the same morning that internet company Italiaonline pulled its deal.

The head of rates and solutions structuring at Nomura in London is set to leave the firm after being put "at risk".

Raising one’s game from regional bank to global is a risky strategy at the best of times, so for National Bank of Abu Dhabi to attempt the move when other firms are retrenching and streamlining their businesses is bound to draw some scepticism.

Gamma Communications, a British company that provides communication equipment to businesses, completed an AIM IPO on Tuesday that valued it at £165m.

Abbey National returned to the sterling market in senior for the first time since 2010, printing a long-dated deal that was snapped up by investors amid a dearth of senior supply.

Jimmy Choo began bookbuilding on Monday for an IPO that could value the British luxury shoe and handbag maker at up to £702m.

London transport, it’s always a pleasure. But when you’re on your way to meet a senior debt banker over from the United Arab Emirates, seeing your journey time triple because of the unannounced closure of a tube line can be the occasion for a fantastic mix of stress and embarrassment.

Rabobank has added to its European loan syndications business with a senior hire.

UK challenger bank Aldermore began bookbuilding on its £300m IPO on Friday, a day after peer Virgin launches its own deal.