Asean

VPBank Finance has made a quick comeback to the international syndications market for a $130m borrowing with a short one year tenor.

Malaysian poultry producer Leong Hup International is planning to start pre-marketing for its $500m IPO next week, according to a source close to the matter.

The central bank of Laos is seeking a $100m loan through Taipei Fubon Bank, while simultaneously syndicating another deal of the same size via Cathay United Bank.

JP Morgan brings back healthcare banker — Malaysia slaps first 1MDB charges on Goldman

Is pricing in the Asian loan syndications market finally bottoming out? All the signs for an uptick in margins this year are there, writes Pan Yue.

Bank of the Lao PDR is taking commitments for a $100m four year borrowing in general syndication, offering lenders terms that are identical to its last offshore facility from 2015.

Malaysia's securities regulator has upheld its decision to penalise those involved in the listing scandal of Lotte Chemical Titan after dismissing the review applications.

The Malaysian government has filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs for its alleged complicity in 1MDB and is seeking fines of over $3bn in a bid to recover assets from one of the world’s worst financial scandals.

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust (CEReit) has wrapped up a well-oversubscribed rights issue, raising €224.1m to fund the acquisition of various properties across Europe.

Philippine Savings Bank wants to raise Ps8bn ($150.84m) from a rights issue early next year, fixing the price of the offering at Ps56 apiece.

In this round-up, total social financing (TSF) rebounded in November, auto sales plummeted for the fifth consecutive month, and Standard Chartered’s renminbi globalisation index (RGI) fell for the first time in six months.

Goldman Sachs International conducted business with Lars Windhorst, the colourful German financier, despite warnings from its compliance department that he was a high risk counterparty.