Asia Pacific

Banks can look forward to regularly pricing green bonds inside their vanilla senior curves, some FIG bankers believe, after BPCE launched the latest in a succession of tight trades on Wednesday.

India’s securities regulator finally gave the thumbs up to the listing of its two stock exchanges this week, a project that has been in the works since the turn of the century. The move is a huge milestone, and market watchers hope it will give the bourses more clout to stay on top of their game, writes John Loh.

The Asian investment arm of French luxury firm LVMH is in the market for a $130m leveraged buyout loan. This is one of the region's few deals to test appetite for credits where the underlying target is in the fashion industry. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

Asia’s debt capital markets show no sign of slowing down as the year end approaches, with recent deals proving that investors still have plenty of cash to deploy. Market participants expect at least one more high-profile deal to close in what is poised to be a record December, writes Rev Hui.

BoC Aviation has increased its latest borrowing to $500m after banks from across Asia poured into the transaction.

Philippine property developer DM Wenceslao and Associates, which was expected to open books for its IPO of around Ps10.73bn ($227m) this week, has pulled the plug on the transaction until next year.

As I sit here nursing the pot belly I built up through marathon drinking sessions to impress clients over the years, I can’t help but feel some Schadenfreude about the hoops bankers have to jump through these days to win business.

State-owned Indian companies National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL), both regulars in the syndicated loan market, have sent out new requests for proposals.

CRCC High-Tech Equipment Corp and Modern Dental Group have launched their respective Hong Kong listings to much fanfare as issuers capture the last few opportunities to sell IPOs.

The IMF has approved the renminbi as the fifth currency in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket of currencies with a weighting of 10.92%. The new SDR will come into effect on October 1, 2016.

Credit Suisse has shaken up its top ranks in Asia Pacific, with changes to its equity capital markets, investment banking and private banking units.

A $1.5bn refinancing for Tata Steel has finally been opened into syndication, with invitations going out to a limited number of banks on Thursday. The company’s Singaporean subsidiary is raising the loan, which offers lenders an added incentive if they book the deal in the country.