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China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) sealed its second benchmark transaction of the year, a four tranche $3.25bn deal, just five months after the state-owned company took home $3.4bn from a similar transaction.

The loan backing Global Logistic Properties’ (GLP) leveraged buyout by a consortium of Chinese investors has been launched into senior syndication at a smaller size of $4.108bn, said bankers arranging the financing.

Red chip property developer Joy City has hit the Panda bond market for the first time, raising Rmb1bn ($153.1m) from a three year bond on September 5. Although the deal was small in size, it caught the attention of some Bond Connect investors thanks to the issuer’s reputation.

China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) is making a rapid comeback to the dollar bond market. It announced a triple-tranche transaction on Wednesday, just five months after nabbing an impressive $3.4bn from investors.

Daimler’s China expansion keeps the issuer coming back for more onshore funding, with the automaker pricing a Panda private placement less than four months after its previous outing.

Volkswagen Finance (China) is preparing to hit the securitization market for the second time this year, only three months after its last transaction. But while the new deal retains some of the key features from VW’s last one, it will be notably smaller, raising only Rmb3.66bn ($554m).

Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) has rolled out a HK$17bn ($2.17bn) loan for its acquisition of Alinta Energy.

Chinese banks have long played a leading role in Asia’s syndicated loan market through their Hong Kong branches. But a greater use of onshore branches, as well as those based in the West, is presenting new opportunities for borrowers in the region. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Auto Finance sealed a single tranche Rmb3bn ($451m) ABS deal on August 22, just five days after Bond Connect investors tapped the asset class for the first time. But the originator showed little interest in seducing the newcomers and stuck with the local investor base instead.

Midea will close a five year term loan later this week, as the Chinese appliance maker refinances the €3.7bn bridge facility it used to buy German robotics manufacturer Kuka.

Peugeot Citroën’s joint venture in China is coming back to the ABS market on August 22 after a year-long absence. The automaker will approach investors with only one tranche, trimming from the two tranches offered on its debut. But that will not impact the size — the originator plans to triple its fund-raising with a Rmb3bn ($449.8m) offer.

Invitations are out for a HK$2bn ($256m) three year loan for a unit of China Forestry Group Corp.