Asia Pacific
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Development Bank of Japan became the second SSA borrower of the week to sell a dollar benchmark in the supplied three year tenor, tightening pricing by 5bp on the sustainability bond. -
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (NTT) had a storming outing in the bond markets this week, easily raising €1bn in Europe and $8bn on the other side of the Atlantic to refinance M&A bridge debt.
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Svenska Handelsbanken returned to the Kangaroo market this week to print a five year preferred senior deal at a decade tight level, as the long-term absence of funding from the Aussie market's major domestic banks drives down senior spreads.
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The Export-Import Bank of Korea returned to the offshore renminbi bond market after nearly three years this week. It took advantage of a recent rally in the CNH swap rate to raise Rmb1.5bn ($232.4m). Addison Gong reports.
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Indiabulls Housing Finance has sold India’s first international convertible bond in more than a year, spurring interest from other companies struggling to raise funds in the country’s domestic market. But potential issuers will have to deal with a lot of regulatory hurdles, writes Jonathan Breen.
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Indian telecommunication company Bharti Airtel found strong support from global investors for its bond this week, allowing it to raise more money than expected and price the $1.25bn deal at a tight level.
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Hong Kong's Castle Peak Power Co sold its third energy transition bond on Wednesday, raising $300m and solidifying its leadership in the sector in Asia.
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SciClone Pharmaceuticals bagged HK$2.18bn ($281.2m) after pricing its IPO high on the back of storming demand from institutional and retail investors, according to sources close to the deal.
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Indian renewable energy company ReNew Power is planning to list on the Nasdaq in the US through an $8bn merger with a special purpose acquisition company (Spac).
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Private equity firm Blackstone has launched into syndication a $360m loan that will support its leveraged buyout of India’s Piramal Glass.
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Philippines’ SMC Global Power Holdings, the power unit of conglomerate San Miguel Corp, has returned to the loan market for $200m.
