Asia Pacific
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Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance Co came to China’s ABS market this week with a Rmb4.41bn ($673m) auto loan deal under the Vinz series, taking advantage of a recent decline in onshore yields.
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The European Investment Bank has become the latest SSA issuer to tap the offshore renminbi (CNH) market, pricing its inaugural Climate Awareness Bond in the currency this week.
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Mining company Korea Resources Corp (Kores) courted dollar investors with a five year transaction this week, marking its return to the bond market after a gap of three years.
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Zhenro Properties Group sold a short dated bond worth $220m on Thursday, adding further momentum to Asia’s growing green market.
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Anjuke Group, a Chinese real estate services platform that is backed by high profile investors like Tencent Holdings, Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic, is seeking approval for a Hong Kong IPO.
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UBS has hired Bryan Kuo as a director on its debt capital markets syndicate team.
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Chinese department store operator Golden Eagle Retail Group has closed a $601m-equivalent refinancing loan with 15 lenders.
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Singapore’s UOB has appointed Eric Lim as its chief sustainability officer, a newly created position to support the bank’s focus on ESG, which got a fresh impetus this week with the sale of the lender’s first sustainability bond.
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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Li Auto has raised $750m from its debut convertible bond, pricing the deal at the investor-friendly end of the marketed range.
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We Doctor Holdings, which operates Chinese healthcare platform WeDoctor, is seeking approval for a Hong Kong IPO.
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China’s Fortune Auto Finance Co launched its first internationally rated auto loan ABS transaction this week, pricing the senior portion of the Rmb2.5bn ($381.5m) deal at a competitive spread.