Asia Pacific

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co raised $200m from a tap of its existing bonds on Tuesday, opting to reopen an old deal amid a challenging market environment.

Ronshine China Holdings was back in the equity market on Tuesday for a top-up placement, pocketing HK$1.1bn ($140.1m) overnight.

Renhe Commercial Holdings is planning a HK$2.2bn ($274.3m) rights offering that will be underwritten by its controlling shareholder.

Simon Gagey, the Southeast Asia head of loan syndicate and sales at BNP Paribas, will be relocating to Paris later this month, according to sources.

Marc Lewell is returning to London after three years running JP Morgan’s Asia-Pacific syndicate, prompting the appointment of a new head of the desk.

Larry Thompson, vice-chairman of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp, on Tuesday suggested that populist rhetoric in the US might be overshadowing President Trump's strong choices of leaders in independent financial oversight agencies.

Vinpearl has hit screens with the year’s first exchangeable bond in Vietnam to raise $275m, as southeast Asia’s equity-linked market heats up.

DBS Group Holdings gave US investors the opportunity to lay their hands on a rare Singaporean bank tier two bond in the 144A format this week, raising $750m despite a crowded primary market.

Morgan Stanley’s private equity arm has raised W210.5bn ($196.5m) from a block sale of Hyundai Rotem Co shares.

Genscript Biotech Corp, a leading life sciences service provider and drug developer, has raised HK$2.39bn ($304m) after upsizing a follow-on offering, according to a source close to the deal.

Hyundai Capital America took advantage of investors’ newfound love of floating rate notes on Monday, sealing a $1.3bn triple-tranche deal led by a three year floater.

China-based VCredit Holdings, which provides online consumer finance, launched bookbuilding for its IPO on Tuesday, with proceeds of up to HK$1.58bn ($201m) in reach.