Asia Pacific

China-based auto parts manufacturer Unite Intelligence Control is planning a Hong Kong IPO, announcing its intentions through a draft prospectus filed with the city’s stock exchange last Friday.

Centratama Telekomunikasi Indonesia, an IT and internet services provider, is in the market with a triple-tranche $390m loan tied to its M&A plans.

Chinese lithium producer Tianqi Lithium Corp is bringing some diversity to the debt market with its inaugural offering of a dollar bond.

Philippine homebuilder Vista Land & Lifescapes is back in the offshore debt market after a near two year break, and is taking bids for a new transaction.

China’s financial regulators publish rules to standardise asset management regulations, the Philippines confirms Bank of China for its Panda bond debut, and UBS Asset Management’s China arm launches the first onshore equity fund by a foreign asset manager.

Home Credit Vietnam has put together a $80m borrowing with four banks. The deal marks the firm’s second loan in the international market.

In a positive end to a volatile week in Asia, Moody’s upgraded India’s government rating to Baa2 from Baa3, the agency's first boost of the sovereign since 2004.

Government-backed Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co has become the latest issuer in Asia to pull a dollar bond, faced with a market overloaded with supply.

China Jianyin Investment (JIC), an equity investment group, pushed through a triple-tranche, dual-currency bond on Thursday when many others struggled to find their feet. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing, with the issuer’s notes taking a hit in secondary.

UK bank Barclays made its first trip to the Singapore dollar market on Thursday, grabbing S$200m ($147.5m) from an opportunistic transaction.

China’s Shandong International Trust Co is set to begin investor education for its Hong Kong listing, according to a banker close to the deal.

The Province of British Columbia has again chosen Bank of China and HSBC China for its upcoming return to the Panda bond market.