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SMBC Aviation Capital has swooped into the Asian loan market for a $600m two tranche borrowing.

China Cinda Asset Management Co raised a smaller than anticipated $2.5bn from a four-tranche deal on Thursday, despite having an order book that was about 6.6 times covered at its peak.

Chinese investors welcomed the first Panda bond issuer from the Middle East with caution this week. The government of the Emirate of Sharjah sold a Rmb2bn ($317.2m) three year bond in the upper half of the coupon range.

BOC International and Jefferies have announced an agreement to jointly provide investment banking advisory and capital markets services to clients, according to a Tuesday press release.

Poly Real Estate Group Co, the investment-grade property arm of government-owned China Poly Group Corp, ended an near four year bond hiatus with a tightly priced transaction on Monday. But a volatile market and an aggressive narrowing in pricing caused a drastic drop in orders.

The government of the Emirate of Sharjah is set to become the first issuer from the Middle East to enter the Panda market, after unveiling plans to raise Rmb2bn ($315.9m) from the onshore market.

China Cinda Asset Management Co has mandated 12 global co-ordinators and an additional 11 bookrunners and lead managers for its upcoming senior dollar transaction, with investor meetings and calls scheduled over the next two days.

Tsinghua Unigroup Co raised $1.85bn from a three-part bond on Thursday that included a last minute 10 year tranche on the back of reverse enquiry. But the chunky issuance size and the lack of ratings meant the borrower offered investors a generous return.

Bank of China-backed BOC Aviation executed a nimble Reg S only trade on Thursday, snapping up $300m. With the deal, the issuer managed to compress its curve, and is now trading more than 10bp inside its stronger regional leasing peers and as much as 30bp tighter than some others.

Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings was forced to pull a Rmb1.8bn ($281.2m) three year Panda bond this week after investors demanded a better return amid rising volatility, writes Noah Sin.

Bonds backed by standby letters of credit have fallen from grace, as tightening spreads in the dollar bond market and growing risk appetite among investors ensure that issuers can do without credit enhancement. Have SBLCs had their day in Asia? Addison Gong finds out.

Chinese companies Xiamen Xiangyu Group Corp and Shimao Property Holdings each raised $500m on Tuesday, but saw different reactions to their bonds. While investors were keen on the former investment grade rated name, demand for the property industry is starting to see some pull back.