Asia Pacific

Mizuho Financial Group came to the market on Thursday with a five year senior bond in euros, just as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group did on Monday. This week’s Japanese supply has taken the year’s total to a new record.

The Asian loan market suffered a drop in volume in the third quarter, with bankers blaming a lack of event-driven deals, a deprecating renminbi and trade tensions for the fall. But all hope is not lost just yet, with a turnaround coming, writes Pan Yue.

India’s banking sector has been shaken by a trio of unfortunate events, but they are unlikely to inflict any lasting damage on capital markets, say bankers.

Singapore-listed Hong Leong Asia plans to raise S$202.3m ($146.3m) from a rights offering to help pay for a land acquisition in the city-state.

ANZ poaches from SocGen — Maybank shakes up senior IB ranks — Yuen quits JP Morgan ECM team

Ganfeng Lithium is set to raise HK$3.3bn ($421.6m) from its Hong Kong IPO on Thursday after pricing shares at the low end of expectations.

As the clock ticks down to the end of 2018, Asia’s debt issuers and bankers are hoping for a rebound in supply. But they have to first face a number of challenges, writes Addison Gong.

South Korea’s IPO market is struggling to gain momentum, buffeted by a drop in the benchmark equity index and an increase in surveillance of listing hopefuls by the financial regulator. With the market expected to remain fragile, caution appears to be the way to go, writes Jonathan Breen.

A dearth of corporate bond supply on Wednesday, due to a German public holiday, was followed by deals from airport operators in two markets on Thursday. Aéroports de Paris (AdP) opted for the domestic route, while Heathrow made its first visit to the Australian market.

CapitaLand has raised a S$300m ($218m) sustainability-linked loan from DBS, the first of its kind from Asia’s real estate sector.

India’s UPL Corp has launched a $3bn five year term loan into general syndication to support its acquisition of Arysta LifeScience.

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