Asia Pacific

Haitong International Securities is due to make a comeback to the syndicated loan market shortly for a loan of up to HK$10bn, with eight mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners at the helm.

China Oceanwide Holdings has mooted a one-for-two rights issue to raise HK$4.57bn ($584.27m), as the group seeks to grow its asset base outside of the Mainland via acquisitions.

The Chinese property sector has once again found itself in the headlines for the wrong reasons with Future Land Development Holdings saying on Friday that its chairman was being investigated by the authorities. While there was the inevitable bout of panic selling, the short time it took for things to stabilise shows a maturing market that is fast getting used to the complexities of the industry.

China Railway Rolling Stock Corp unveiled a rare H-share convertible bond on Monday, raising $600m with what is only the second deal in the format in nine years.

Beijing Hyundai Auto Finance is set to make its mark on the Chinese auto ABS sector for the first time with its Rmb1.5bn ($228m) Autopia China 2016-1 Retail Auto Mortgage Loan Securitization Trust.

China's green bond market is set to have a breakthrough year in 2016 as Shanghai Pudong Development Bank receives approval to issue a green bond in the local market.

Indonesian oil and gas company Pertamina, which reset covenants on a 2015 loan, is speaking to relationship banks for a new borrowing. But its operations in the beleaguered upstream oil and gas sector could make it difficult to negotiate lower pricing, reckon bankers.

Haitong Bank has hired three senior bankers in the UK to bolster its European investment banking platform, as the Chinese brokerage looks to raise its profile in cross-border M&A and capital raising.

Goodbaby China Holdings started taking orders on Tuesday for a HK$1.3bn ($160.8m) IPO in Hong Kong, as the firm hopes to rise above volatile markets with a compelling discount to its peers.

RBS's former head of Asia Pacific loan markets, Aditya Agarwal, joined Maybank on Monday as the regional head of loan syndication, according to sources.

China Oriental Group has announced a consent solicitation as well as plans to buy back all or a portion of its existing bonds, following a profit warning sent to its shareholders.

Lippo Karawaci has announced the minimum yield for a new dollar-denominated senior offering due 2023, as it aims to switch holders out of a 2019 bond into a longer four year deal.