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French insurer Macif is set to issue up to €1.75bn of subordinated debt to fund its coming acquisition of Aviva France.

Safran, the French aerospace and defense company, has returned to the equity-linked market to sell a new €730m convertible bond.

Three issuers are planning to sell renminbi-denominated Panda bonds this week, bringing up to Rmb7.5bn ($1.17bn) of supply to China’s onshore market.

CPPIB Capital sold its first public Sonia floating rate note on Monday, with Oesterreichische Kontrollbank set to be the next public sector borrower to hit the sterling market after mandating banks for a long four year fixed rate benchmark.

The Sultanate of Oman, one of only two sub-investment grade credits in the Gulf, is set to sell a sukuk. The government is seeking the dollar-denominated debt months after it last entered both the bond and syndicated loan markets to bolster its financial capacity.

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

HSBC has appointed David Liao and Surendra Rosha as co-chief executives for its Asia Pacific business, succeeding veteran banker Peter Wong.

Industrial Bank has sold a dual-currency deal through its Hong Kong branch, becoming the first Chinese lender to print an offshore ‘carbon neutrality bond’. It relied heavily on support from a 42-member syndicate team, as well as its relative rarity in the international debt market, to nab around $922m.

South Korea's Shinhan Card has sold a $300m social bond in the Taiwanese market, finding strong interest from investors keen to support deals in this growing asset class.

Nestlé, the Swiss food company, landed its largest ever euro bond on Wednesday, close to or through fair value. But investors showed a strong preference for the shortest tranche after EU inflation turned out higher than expected this week.

Zhenro Properties Group visited the offshore bond market for the fourth time in 2021 this week, adding another $340m to its coffers.

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.