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Buyers piled into a debut sustainability-linked bond from Italian oil major Eni on Monday, despite there being some pushback from investors over higher polluting issuers coming to the ESG markets.

Piraeus is set to become the first Greek bank to print an additional tier one (AT1) bond — the next step in its capital plan after the closing of its €1.4bn equity raise last month.

Lloyds Banking Group became the latest name to wade into a rampant subordinated sterling market this week, pricing a £500m tier two note on top of fair value.

Chinese online recruitment company Kanzhun has hit the road with an up to $912m Nasdaq listing.

China Youran Dairy Group and Carsgen Therapeutics Holdings have both rolled out their Hong Kong IPOs.

Europe’s corporate bond market has seen an influx of ESG deals from highly polluting sectors, testing how much environmentally and socially conscious investors buy into firms' transition stories.

Angelalign Technology, a Chinese dental care company, hit the market on Thursday with an IPO of up to HK$2.91bn ($375.3m).

Citi has hired Chuck Adams from Goldman Sachs to oversee a newly formed investment banking unit combining the traditional healthcare sector with consumer and retail coverage.

Commodities brokerage Marex Group has opened the books on its £100m plus IPO on the London Stock Exchange.

Europe’s corporate bond market was again dominated by ESG trades on Tuesday but the influx of green and socially conscious deals in recent weeks means that investors have become increasingly picky about what they buy.

French digital music company Believe has fixed the terms for its €300m IPO on Euronext Paris, after scaling back the deal size amid a challenging market for new stockmarket listings in Europe.

Times China Holdings, Yango Group and Greenland Hong Kong Holdings, all of which are real estate developers, raised $840m between them from the bond market on Thursday, continuing a recent revival in issuance from the sector.