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Volkswagen Finance (China) is returning to the ABS market with its Rmb4.5bn ($652.66m) Driver China six, having sold three auto ABS in the Mainland last year.

Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance is set to make its annual return to the Chinese ABS market with a Rmb4bn ($580.59m) VINZ 2017-1 Retail Auto Loan Securitization.

China Rapid Finance and Bright Scholar Education Holdings are venturing stateside to raise more than $300m from their IPOs.

Chinese school operator Bright Scholar Education Holdings is set to start investor education for its US IPO, which is expected to raise $200m, according to a source close to the deal.

Daimler’s subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance priced its first transaction under the Silver Arrow China series in 2017, while Ford Automotive Finance (China) also wrapped up its auto loan ABS, Fuyuan 2017-1.

Yida China Holdings, Peking University Founder Group Company, Red Star Macalline Group Corp and HKICIM Group are looking to hit the offshore debt market, mandating banks for their respective Reg S transactions on Monday.

Ford Automotive Finance (China) is readying its Rmb3bn ($435m) auto ABS transaction, its first this year and its sixth on the Mainland. But investors hoping for some new features will be disappointed, as the new transaction shares similar features with its last two outings in 2016.

BMW Automotive Finance (China) Co is looking to launch its first auto loan asset-backed securities of the year, with bookbuilding for the Rmb4bn ($580.7m) Bavarian Sky China 2017-1 set to kick off on April 10.

Chinese gold miner Zhaojin Mining Industry Co has raised HK$1.2bn ($156.0m) through a private placement of H-shares, according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Property developer China Evergrande Group sold another $1bn bond last Friday, hitting the market just a week after a bigger $1.5bn outing.

China Evergrande Group is selling a seven non call four bond, just a week after raising $1.5bn, while state-owned Hesteel Group Co has picked firms to work on a Reg S transaction.

China Evergrande Group dashed into the market last Friday, securing a $1.5bn deal across two tranches before investors shut down for the weekend.