China might: Magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Agricultural Bank of China on listing on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges, potentially raising a world record $22.1bn (£14.5bn).

Big issue: City firm Berwin Leighton Paisner advised Tesco on issuing a £958m mortgage-backed bond as part of the supermarket’s £5bn sale and leaseback programme. The issue, the third in the series, involved 41 Tesco stores comprising more than two million square feet of retail space. Magic circle firm Allen & Overy advised lead managers Goldman Sachs and HSBC.

Pedal power: Berwin Leighton Paisner advised Barclays on sponsoring London’s new bike hire and cycle superhighways schemes, worth up to £25m over five years. The London office of Birmingham firm Wragge & Co advised Transport for London.

SEB go: Freshfields advised Swedish bank SEB on selling its German retail banking business, comprising 173 branches, one million customers and 2,000 employees, for €555m (£473m) to Spanish bank Banco Santander, advised by magic circle firm Linklaters.

Sukuk first: Magic circle firm Clifford Chance, alongside Malaysian firm Zaid Ibrahim & Co, advised Kuwait Finance House Malaysia as lead manager on a $100m (£85m) sukuk issue by Japanese financial services company Nomura, believed to be the first US dollar-denominated sukuk issue by a Japanese corporation. US firm White & Case and Japanese firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto advised Nomura.

Convertible sale: Allen & Overy advised Belgian bancassurer KBC Group on selling its global convertible bond and Asian equity derivatives businesses for $1bn (£657m) to investment bank Daiwa Capital Markets, advised by US firm Latham & Watkins.