Asia Pacific

Oman’s sovereign wealth fund, which is accessing Asian liquidity for a $600m acquisition loan, has bagged commitments from Taiwanese banks.

Casting aside a steady erosion in equity capital market volumes, south-east Asia (SEA) is again poised to have its time in the sun this year. Eye catching trades from the likes of Lotte and Singtel are set to add substantial volumes in 2017, even as competition heats up for mandates all across the region. John Loh writes.

HSBC has appointed a new head of leveraged and acquisition finance for Asia Pacific, transferring James Horsburgh from London as part of a shake-up of the business.

HSBC confirmed that it was sending James Horsburgh, a senior member of its EMEA leveraged finance team, to run the business in Asia, as previously reported in GlobalCapital.

Malaysia’s CIMB Bank sealed a $1bn dual tranche deal on Wednesday, enticing investors with its rarity and a floating rate option, against a strained market backdrop ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting.

Malaysia’s Eco World International has thrown open books to its potential M2.6bn ($578.5m) IPO, signing up three cornerstones to the deal.

I am a man of simple pleasures these days, happy to sit in my local with a pint of ale watching football — or if I’m catching up with some chums, a glass of whisky.

Philippine-based Wilcon Depot is planning to open books on March 20 for a Ps7.9bn ($156.8m) IPO, according to a notice on the country's stock exchange.

Sentiment among fixed income investors turned cautious this week amid expectations of a US interest rate hike and the recent robust supply in the primary Asia ex-Japan market. But market participants are taking heart from the stability in secondary, and believe that the region’s fundamentals and technicals will help overcome challenges. Addison Gong reports.

Export-Import Bank of China managed to achieve the lowest spread for a euro bond from a Chinese name this year with its three year in the currency, part of a $3bn-equivalent Reg S deal.

JP Morgan taps Tan for SEA DCM — RHB loses SG equities banker — SMBC loans banker leaves

India’s Avenue Supermarts launched bookbuilding for its potential Rp18.7bn ($280.6m) IPO on Wednesday, managing to cover it by the second day.