Asia Pacific

One of China’s largest oil companies, Cnooc came to the market with a $1.5bn dual-tranche deal, giving investors a chance to buy into a single-A rated state-owned name.

Investors’ hunt for yield worked in Road King Infrastructure’s favour, with its $480m bond eight times covered at the peak. Most accounts stayed in the trade despite its tight pricing.

Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) proved this week that investors are still eager to buy bonds issued by companies with a focus on the Hong Kong SAR, despite the ongoing political turmoil. But that confidence will face a big test as names such as Cathay Pacific and Li & Fung get ready to hit the market. Addison Gong reports.

Chinese banks are increasingly selling perpetual bonds onshore, as attractive yields propel them to raise funds in the domestic market. But this avenue of recapitalisation is not open to all, with smaller mainland banks hobbled by lack of investor interest. Rebecca Feng reports.

Samhi Hotels is planning a mixed primary and secondary listing, expected to raise around Rp20bn ($280m), said a source familiar with the matter.

Chinese real estate firm Zensun Group and local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Guangxi Liuzhou Dongcheng Investment Development Group Co have sold their first dollar bonds, but had to manage their expectations on a busy day for issuance.

South Korea’s Woori Bank has raised $550m from a Basel III-compliant additional tier one bond sale. Despite the softer market backdrop, the firm pulled off the deal without paying any premium.

Malaysia's CIMB Bank used Taiwan’s Formosa market to sell a $680m bond linked to Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), giving the borrower a pricing advantage over the international debt market.

Commodities company Mercuria has returned for its annual outing to the syndicated loan market, and is seeking $1bn from a four-tranche borrowing.

In less than a decade, Myanmar has gone from a mysterious country shut off from the outside world to a burgeoning frontier market with plenty of investment opportunities. The government has made tremendous strides, opening up to outside money. But for Myanmar to become a real success story, it needs to fully welcome foreign capital.

Deals set to be issued by the Province of Ontario and Development Bank of Japan on Wednesday attracted good demand, reflecting their higher yield relative to other dollar supra and agency bonds.

The Republic of Kazakhstan has impressively tightened initial price thoughts for a euro dual tranche seven and 15 year bond, but rivals are saying that the issuer started very wide. Bankers on the deal disagree.