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Resolute Mining, the Australian gold miner, has raised A$196m (£103m) via a transcontinental capital increase to repay a bridge loan used to fund its acquisition of Toro Gold in August last year.

Greater clarity over Brexit is allowing UK banks to enjoy a warm reception in euros at the start of 2020, with Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets following two of its peers into the market this week.

The UK Debt Management Office and the UK Treasury have launched an invitation to tender for the appointment of syndicate banks to run the sovereign’s second sukuk, which is being planned for this year.

Intu, the British real estate and investment trust focused on shopping centres, has confirmed it will be tapping its shareholders for equity capital in February, but sources say the company needs to outline its vision for its future, given the headwinds buffeting the UK retail sector.

Anglo American's offer to rescue Sirius Minerals could provide an unexpected windfall for the convertible bond investors.

More companies are exploring the possibility of passing into public ownership through a process known as a "reverse merger" rather through an initial public offering, according to senior equity capital markets lawyers.

Elite Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust has opened books for an IPO that could raise up to £130.7m ($169.7m), according to a source familiar with the matter.

Lancashire County Council looks set to become the first borrower to make use of the UK Municipal Bonds Agency, preparing a deal to hit the market in the next few weeks. A second bond from the MBA is set to follow in March or April.

The UK Debt Management Office has chosen the week for its fifth and final syndication of its 2019/2020 financial year.

Nationwide Building Society launched a three year preferred senior bond in sterling on Friday, with the trade’s success coming as 'no surprise' amid a favourable backdrop in the currency.

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) is set to become the first issuer of green non-preferred senior paper in the sterling bond market, as well as the first financial institution to include sustainability ratings in a new deal mandate.

Calisen Group, the KKR-backed operator of smart meters, has confirmed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, formally launching the first major UK IPO of the year.