Asia Pacific

Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Guangzhou Development District Financial Holdings Group Co attracted strong support for its $500m bond, driven largely by the syndicate banks running the deal.

Seazen Holdings Co, a Chinese real estate developer, sold a $450m bond on Tuesday that was paired with tender offers for two notes coming due next year.

The Lao People's Democratic Republic is pursuing a dollar bond sale.

In the second part of GlobalCapital Asia’s awards announcements, we reveal the standout deals and banks in the equity capital market.

Hong Kong's CK Asset Holdings made a rapid comeback to the fixed-for-life bond structure this week, raising $500m from a new outing on Tuesday.

China's Tianqi Lithium is set to sell a minority stake in a lithium mine in Australia to reduce some of its debt burden.

Indian data analytics firm Mu Sigma has closed its $95m refinancing loan after receiving commitments from three more banks during syndication.

Indian public sector lender Canara Bank has raised Rp20bn ($271.8m) from the sale of a chunk of primary shares, according to a banker close to the deal.

Mainland-based Jacobio Pharmaceuticals has kicked off the roadshow for its Hong Kong listing. It is eyeing a valuation of up to HK$10.6bn ($1.37bn).

Crédit Agricole’s Benjamin Lamberg has been appointed as the bank’s new Taiwan chief executive officer, GlobalCapital Asia has learnt.

Credit Suisse has hired ex-UBS banker and former banking regulator Alan Wang as its chief operating officer for China.

GlobalCapital Asia has spent the last two months talking to banks and their clients to determine the most impressive capital markets transactions and advisers across Asia ex-Japan in 2020, a volatile and unpredictable year. We are pleased to begin our awards announcements in the loan market.