Asia Pacific

Korea Gas Corp (KoGas) became the first South Korean corporate to sell 10 year sustainability bonds on Tuesday, raising $500m. The country’s issuers are leading the way across Asia in selling environmental, social and governance debt.

Thai natural rubber company Sri Trang Agro Industry approved a spin-off of its gloves production unit at a board of directors meeting this week.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said on Tuesday that Australia’s largest banks would have to use tier two capital to meet their requirements for loss-absorbing debt capacity. But the new targets will start off lower than previously proposed.

Beijing-based PapayaMobile, a mobile advertising company, this week became the first candidate to back out of its application to list on the Star market. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) questioned the level of advancement of the firm’s core technologies and its accuracy of disclosure.

Budweiser Brewing Apac is on track to seal the biggest IPO globally so far this year, and the largest in Hong Kong in more than a decade. While the base size of up to HK$76.4bn ($9.8bn) alone is impressive, equally so is the company’s decision to eschew cornerstone investors altogether. But there’s a long way to go before other issuers will be able to follow in its footsteps.

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings has received a $200m term loan from three banks, making a comeback to the loan market after one year.

CapitaLand has raised a sustainability-linked facility of S$150m ($110m) with Crédit Agricole, just nine months after closing a larger deal with DBS.

Chinese in-vitro diagnostic products distributor IVD Medical Holdings has priced its Hong Kong IPO at HK$3.07 a share, the bottom of the price range, to raise HK$1.02bn ($131.28m).

UniCredit has hired for a range of posts in its financing and advisory team, including roles in infrastructure, high yield, debt origination and as head of the Asia Pacific region.

India’s securities regulator has given the greenlight for Sterling and Wilson Solar’s IPO, which could raise up to Rp45bn ($655m).

Hong Kong-based Chong Hing Bank raised $400m from a Basel III-compliant additional tier one (AT1) transaction at a level that was, unsurprisingly, inside fair value.

Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy is offering a slightly higher margin on a new HK$3bn ($385m) loan, compared to a green loan sealed last year.