Asia Pacific
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Chinese chemical company EcoGreen International Group has returned to the offshore loan market after a three year break for $150m.
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Stockor Ng, a former DBS loans banker, started his new job at China Citic Bank International this week, GlobalCapital Asia understands.
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Neil Tu, a vice president on CICC’s equity syndicate team, left the Chinese investment bank this week.
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SK E&S, a South Korean energy company, has raised HK$11.55bn ($1.49bn) by selling most of its shares in China Gas Holdings near the top of the marketed range.
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Citi has announced a host of country-specific relief measures for some of its Asia Pacific clients impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, including fee waivers for loan extensions and the option to restructure borrowings.
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High quality Yankee issuers showed their spirit of adventure by printing front-end trades this week, returning to a part of the curve that has been starved of supply since the start of the coronavirus crisis.
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South Korean energy company SK E&S has launched a block sale of up to HK$11.8bn ($1.52bn) in China Gas Holdings, according to a term sheet seen by GlobalCapital Asia.
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Petroliam Nasional (Petronas) stunned the bond market this week with a $6bn deal that received $37bn of orders at its peak. The Malaysian oil and gas company had to navigate volatile oil prices, a ratings outlook change and the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Morgan Davis.
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Chinese conglomerate HNA Group delayed the repayment of an outstanding bond this week, after an 11th-hour meeting that investors and bankers sharply criticised. Addison Gong reports.
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Punjab & Sind Bank has won approval from its board of directors to raise up to Rp15bn ($195.2m) from an issue of fresh equity, according to a stock exchange filing.
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Chinese hotel company Huazhu Group, previously known as China Lodging Group, is asking lenders’ consent to waive some of the financial covenants on a recent syndicated loan.
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Bankers working on Akesobio’s IPO are preparing for a tough allocation process as a flood of retail demand for the Hong Kong listing is set to leave little for institutional accounts, said a source close to the deal.