Asia Pacific

Automobile parts maker Zhongding Hong Kong is back in the loans market after a year and a half for a €150m ($156.6m) three year facility.

Thirty-first of December was not only the last day of a decidedly subdued year, but also the deadline by which Credit Suisse bankers in London were allegedly asked to return the mobile phones issued to them by their employer. This is only the latest nail in the coffin of a profession once seen more as a lifestyle, but which has now become (almost) like any other, writes our columnist Clawback.

BDO Unibank has fixed the terms for its Ps60bn ($1.2bn) rights issue, marking a rare — and large — appearance in ECM from the Philippine lender.

BPRL International Singapore (BPRL) is starting the New Year in pursuit of a dollar bond, hiring banks for a roadshow.

Chinese sportswear manufacturer Xtep International Holdings has doubled the size of its latest borrowing to $200m after finding demand from a group of nine banks.

Credit Suisse has rejigged its Singapore country management team with the appointment of a new chief executive, deputy CEO and branch manager, all effective from January 1.

Real estate company China Aoyuan Property Group has become the first issuer in Asia ex-Japan to launch a dollar bond in 2017, marketing a three year on Wednesday.

The Indian government is aiming to add around Rp10bn ($146.9m) to its coffers from a sell down of shares in Housing and Urban Development Corp, said a banker working on the deal.

Wisdom Education International Holdings Co kicked off investor education for a $200m IPO in Hong Kong on Tuesday, squeezing into a tight pricing window before the Chinese New Year break.

India’s two main stock exchanges are set to start 2017 on a positive note, with Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) likely to launch a $200m deal this month and National Stock Exchange (NSE) bringing a jumbo $1bn IPO in the second quarter.

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co and KWG Property Holding raised a combined $515m at the tail end of last week, just before the start of what many anticipate to be a busy year for Chinese property debt issuance.

Natixis has beefed up its aviation finance division with a number of senior appointments in Singapore and London, citing “robust growth for the business line" as the reason behind the developments.