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Indonesia’s Medco Energi Internasional has added $100m to its outstanding five non call three bonds from last week, bagging a total of $400m as Chinese investors continue to prove a receptive audience.

There was a buzz in Vietnam’s equity capital market this week as Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) listed its shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE), and PV Power revised its privatisation plans to boost the IPO portion.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has appointed industry veteran Sanjiv Vohra as co-head of corporate banking for Asia and Oceania, luring him from Deutsche Bank.

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings hit the market on Wednesday morning local time, marketing a new subordinated perpetual non call five fixed-for-life dollar transaction.

Medco Energi Internasional, which issued a dollar bond last week, has returned to the debt market for a reserve based lending (RBL) facility for subsidiary Medco E&P Malaka.

Credit Suisse has hired a senior banker from Maybank to head up its Malaysian investment banking coverage, sources said.

Vietnam’s equity capital market is set for some action, with Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) looking to list its shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange this week, and PV Power planning an IPO.

Cambodia's Advanced Bank of Asia (ABA Bank) has tied up a $50m borrowing with Taiwanese lenders, taking double the amount raised in its international loan debut last year.

Indonesia’s Medco Energi Internasional braved a rocky market to grab $300m on Thursday, deciding to go ahead with its issuance on expectations of worse conditions further ahead.

Allocations for a $235m three-tranche financing for private equity firm Partners Group’s acquisition of Philippine business process outsourcing company SPi Global were firmed up on Tuesday.

Indonesia’s Medco Energi Internasional, which counts state-owned electricity generator Perusahaan Listrik Negara as one of its clients, is marketing a new dollar bond.

Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) is seeking a $200m three year borrowing, underpinned by a guarantee from its parent and a Chinese state-owned insurer.