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Australia and New Zealand Bank has mandated leads for a European roadshow with a view to issuing a euro denominated covered bond or a senior unsecured benchmark, or both. DG Hyp has mandated leads for a long eight year Pfandbrief.

ANZ has made some 30 people redundant across its institutional banking divisions in New York, London and Asia.

ICBC Sydney issued a Rmb1.2bn ($177m) dim sum bond on Thursday, tapping investor interest for short term liquidity with a two year offering.

MMI International has picked four banks to arrange its new 144A/Reg S deal, and is set to meet investors from next week.

ICBC Sydney has returned to the dim sum bond market with the launch of a new two year bond.

Syndication is under way for a A$500m ($380m) five year facility to support Philippine consumer food and beverage company Universal Robina Corp’s acquisition of Snack Brands Australia.

China Great Wall International Holdings III and Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co are preparing to hit the road for their respective senior unsecured dollar offerings.

Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) executed yet another blockbuster $2.5bn trade on Thursday just a few months after printing a deal of the same size. Korea's first four-tranche trade drew a strong response from the market, allowing the policy bank to price inside its existing curve.

A $3.5bn dual-tranche borrowing to back Tencent Holdings' acquisition of a stake in mobile gaming company Supercell, has been allocated. Three Chinese mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners held on to 60% of the loan at the end of general syndication.

Australia sold its largest ever bond in its longest ever maturity on Wednesday. Overseas investors swarmed towards the sovereign’s high yielding offer.

A diverse group of issuers forged ahead with their respective fundraisings on Thursday, seeking everything from dollars to Singapore dollars and green debt.

Trafigura’s latest Asian-focused loan syndication has grown in syndication, from $1.4bn to $1.665bn, but is more skewed to shorter maturities and dollar funding than the deal it replaces.