Asia Pacific
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Private equity firm KKR has pocketed D4.88bn ($209.5m) after exiting Masan Group through Vietnam’s largest block trade, according to a source close to the deal.
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As environmental and social “impact” becomes a ubiquitous buzzword in financial markets, the risk of muddle and conflict over what it means has intensified, even giving rise to the term “impact washing”. But efforts to shed light and bring harmony are advancing rapidly, with three major contributions in the space of three weeks. -
The International Finance Corp will launch next week at the World Bank/IMF annual meetings in Bali a set of Operating Principles for Impact Management, which are designed to complement the framework for analysing impact produced by the Impact Management Project.
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The Development Bank of Japan was able to tighten pricing on a €700m October 2025 sustainability bond this week, something not every issuer has found possible in the currency in the past few weeks. Meanwhile, the World Bank tapped an old friend for $200m with a green bond.
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HSBC said on Thursday that it had strengthened its infrastructure and real estate team, hiring six bankers externally and making five internal appointments.
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The International Finance Corp became the first issuer to launch a green Komodo bond — an offshore bond in Indonesian rupiah — on September 28. But the World Bank had the same idea: it launched a sustainability bond in rupiah the following week.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ANZ poaches from SocGen — Maybank shakes up senior IB ranks — Yuen quits JP Morgan ECM team
