Asia Pacific

India’s Glenmark Life Sciences, a pharmaceutical ingredients maker, has filed draft paperwork for an IPO of new and existing shares.

Citi is planning to hire around 2,300 people to support the expansion of its wealth management business in Asia Pacific, as the bank undertakes a restructuring that boosts focus on its four wealth centres.

Indonesia palm oil company Perkebunan Nusantara III (PTPN) has signed an extension agreement for a $390.6m loan after almost a year-long discussion with banks.

Thai Beverage has postponed the multi-billion-dollar spin-off and listing of its brewery unit in Singapore, citing choppy markets and a surge in Covid-19 cases in Thailand.

The government of Malaysia is preparing to return to the dollar market for the first time in five years. It is marketing what will be the world's first sustainability sukuk from a sovereign borrower.

Trip.com Group's shares rose on its debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, following a popular billion-dollar secondary listing by the Chinese travel company.

Goldman Sachs has poached Srijith Nair from Barclays to lead its southeast Asia financial institutional group business.

In this round-up, Beijing and Washington pledge to fight climate change together, Citi plans to set up onshore securities and futures companies as it ends consumer banking operations in 13 markets including China, and the banking and insurance regulator reassures the market that Huarong Asset Management Co’s operations are stable.

Japanese issuers have embraced green, social and sustainability bonds, offering domestic and international investors a range of deals designed to tackle climate change, gender equality and other problems. But the local investor base is still small — and some issuers have lingering questions about funding costs. GlobalCapital talked to a group of leading market participants about the potential for Japan’s ESG bond market.

Japan’s sustainable bond market, already one of the world’s largest, has grown over the past year — given a boost from social funding needs brought about by Covid-19. Morgan Davis reports.

Japanese issuers have just been through one of the most volatile, unpredictable years in decades. Although the impact of Covid-19 on capital markets was not as violent as the aftermath of the global financial crisis, huge questions about economic growth, trade and asset allocation meant it was arguably a more troubling period for issuers and investors alike. GlobalCapital talked to some of the country’s best-regarded issuers about how they navigated the market.

The Japanese bond market had a blow-out year in 2020, despite the ongoing pandemic and related volatility. With 2021 already characterised by eager borrowers and large acquisition financing activity, DCM bankers are preparing for another record setting year. Morgan Davis reports.