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The subscription period has kicked off for the IPO of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, set to be the fifth and largest listing in Cambodia.

Transportation Partners and China National Chemical Corp will meet fixed income accounts for their respective dollar bonds, while names like Poly Culture Group Corp, Macrolink Culturaltainment Development Co, Oceanwide Holdings Co and Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co are planning to go offshore.

Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank is drumming up interest for its planned IPO, set to be one of the largest in the country at $250m. The trade is already in hot demand, as foreign interest in the country grows and domestic investors seek out more stocks. Jonathan Breen reports.

ANZ has tapped one of its own as the new debt capital markets head for south and southeast Asia, effective immediately.

Malaysian Resources Corp is looking to raise some MR2.9bn ($660.3m) from a rights offering to repay debt and fund its property development activities.

VPBank Finance, the consumer finance arm of state-owned Vietnam Prosperity Bank, has raised the size of its syndicated loan to $150m. The deal was initially signed at $100m late last year, with the amount now increased after more banks came in.

Star Energy Geothermal has wrapped up its $660m dual tranche loan with 13 banks, following a three month syndication. The money was partly for the company’s purchase of a stake in Chevron’s Indonesian assets.

Melco Resorts Finance is set to go on a global roadshow for an eight year bond to redeem its outstanding 2021s, as China’s Hong Yang Group Company and Indonesia’s Soechi Lines also prepare investors for new deals.

Indonesian coal miner Bumi Resources has set the shareholder entitlement for its Rph35.1tr ($2.6bn) fundraising plans, which include a rights offer and the sale of mandatory convertible bonds.

ING Bank’s Manuel Salak, clients coverage and corporate finance head for Asia, is retiring after 23 years at the firm, according to a Monday press release.

Singapore’s HRnetGroup will be pre-marketing a S$150m ($107m) Reg S only IPO until the end of May, according to sources close to the float.

National Australia Bank is selling its private wealth business in Singapore and Hong Kong, as it looks to simplify its structure and focus on corporate and institutional banking.