Asia Pacific
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A subsidiary of Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing has signed loans worth HK$4bn ($515.6m) to refinance debt, including bilateral loans, and for general corporate funding. -
Jiangsu NewHeadLine (NHL) Development Group has returned to the debt market just months after making its debut, with the Chinese local government financing vehicle tapping its January notes.
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Patrick Han has joined Maybank Kim Eng in London as chief executive officer, a role that gives him oversight of the firm's UK operations.
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Citi is set to lose its head of Asia Pacific debt syndicate in Hong Kong, as Duncan Phillips is leaving to join financial services technology firm Ipreo.
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Last week's comments from Fed Chair Yellen have increased US rate hike expectations, supporting upward momentum in long CNY swap rates and a steeper curve. Sources say the move is likely to be short lived and that domestic data will provide direction again later this week, writes Deirdre Yeung of Total Derivatives
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Rici Healthcare Holdings, which delayed bookbuilding for its $200m IPO in Hong Kong due to Brexit, plans to make a comeback at the end of September or early October, said sources.
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Crédit Agricole has strengthened its Hong Kong operation with the appointment of a new senior country officer.
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A group of eight firms are to pitch for a place on the Indian government’s stake sale in construction company NBCC on Tuesday.
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Allocations are out for the government of Sri Lanka’s $700m three year borrowing, which has more than doubled from the launch size of $300m.
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HSBC is making some senior-level changes to its debt capital markets team in Asia Pacific, with current head of high yield capital markets and CMB debt origination, Wallace Lam, moving to commercial banking.
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The universe of active covered bond issuers is set to further expand with the Bank of Queensland hiring leads to explore options for a potential covered bond structure.
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Postal Savings Bank of China is set to kick off investor education for its $8bn IPO after the Hong Kong Stock Exchange approved its plan on Thursday.
