Asean

TPI Polene Power is looking to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand via leads CIMB, Maybank and Tisco Securities.

The Republic of Indonesia has mandated three banks to work on a Samurai bond that is expected to launch later in the year.

Lenders are waiting for an update on PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corp’s request to waive a covenant on a borrowing sealed in 2012.

DBS has seen one departure each in its loans teams in Singapore and Hong Kong, according to sources.

The Philippines’ tough-talking new president may be ruffling feathers with his firebrand public persona but bankers and market watchers have mostly brushed this off and said the country is poised to see a resumption in primary equity and debt issuance. But the leader’s thinking on the economy remains a wild card, writes John Loh.

Three banks have seen changes to their loan syndication teams in Asia following departures and internal moves.

Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings is set to float on the Yangon Stock Exchange, in what will be the country's second ever IPO.

Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) has reached the last stage in going public, wrapping up bookbuilding for what will be Cambodia’s fourth float. Chief financial officer Fong Nee Wai told GlobalCapital Asia that the strong presence of Thai investors took him by surprise, but the IPO's success was thanks to them.

Singapore’s army of private bank accounts were spoilt for choice this week with a triple-whammy of bank capital transactions that suited them perfectly — an additional tier one from United Overseas Bank and tier two offerings from Société Générale and National Australia Bank.

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) is set to become Singapore’s first IPO of the year, a welcome development for a stock exchange that has suffered from plummeting deal flow. It may just be what the market needs to get going again, writes Jonathan Breen.

Manulife US Reit is set to price its $470m Singapore IPO at the top of guidance, according to sources close to the deal.

United Overseas Bank is set to end an absence of two years from the Singapore dollar bond market, and is taking orders for a Basel III additional tier one capital trade.