Asia Pacific

VPBank Finance Company, the consumer finance arm of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank, is in talks with banks for a new loan.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) posted record revenue and profit last year, showing it grew its business despite being battered by political and economic headwinds.

Investors who have been longing for the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities to tell them what is green are now realising that its arrival could make life tricky. From the end of next year, they will have to start reporting how sustainable all their portfolios are. It could prove an enormous headache. But a tiny company has developed a tool it claims can cut out a lot of the worries investors face in working out how to comply.

Natixis has appointed Aurélien Lasjunies as head of Asia Pacific coverage for its corporate and investment banking division, poaching him from French peer Crédit Agricole.

United Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has kicked off the roadshow for a $323.6m Singapore IPO on the back of chunky cornerstone investor orders, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Adani Group, the Indian conglomerate founded by Gautam Adani, is considering a non-deal roadshow to Schuldschein investors, as Western private debt markets gain ground with companies in Asia.

Standard Chartered’s global head of leveraged finance and structured solutions has left the bank, according to a source close to the situation.

India's market regulator has given Rossari Biotech the nod for an IPO that is expected to raise about Rp7bn ($98m).

Four Chinese property companies raised $2bn between them from dollar bonds on Monday, coming at a particularly turbulent day for markets globally as fears rise around the rapid spread of Covid-19 outside of the Mainland.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BoCom Leasing) found strong support from investors for its $800m dual-tranche floating-rate deal on Monday, thanks to its status as a defensive credit in a volatile market.

Big Hit Entertainment, manager of popular K-pop boy band BTS, has mandated four firms to run its IPO, according to a banker working on the deal.

Singapore’s Park Hotel Group has sealed its maiden green loan, raising S$237m ($169m) from United Overseas Bank.