Bank of China
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WPP, the UK advertising and public relations firm, came to the sterling bond market on Wednesday for a £400m 30 year issue that included a novel choice of bookrunner.
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GF Securities has finally settled on raising HK$8bn ($1bn) from its latest syndicated loan, doubling the size of the fundraising due to robust demand.
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China Huarong Asset Management is preparing to return to the debt market, mandating firms for a perpetual Reg S offering.
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Veolia Environnement etched its name into the record books this week by becoming the first French company and only the second European corporate to issue a Panda bond.
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China's GF Securities is planning to increase the size of its syndicated loan to between HK$8bn ($1bn) and HK$12bn from the HK$4bn it had originally sought.
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Dollar investors are getting the chance to assess two first-time issuers, with Emperor International Holdings and Union Life Insurance hitting the road.
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Haikou Meilan International Airport Company launched its inaugural dollar bond on Tuesday, with initial price guidance set in the 5.35% area.
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Jiangsu NewHeadLine (NHL) Development Group bagged $100m on Monday with a tap of its existing $200m 6.20% 2019s, seizing one of the last windows of issuance before a busy September begins.
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Jiangsu NewHeadLine (NHL) Development Group has returned to the debt market just months after making its debut, with the Chinese local government financing vehicle tapping its January notes.
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Poland became the first European country to issue a Panda bond on Thursday, printing a landmark Rmb3bn ($451m) deal. The depreciating renminbi was not enough to put off foreign investors, while the yield pick-up over other sovereign bonds helped ensure a strong order book. Addison Gong reports.
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The Hong Kong equity capital market is coming back to life with Jacobson Pharma Corp beginning pre-deal investor education on Wednesday for its up to $150m IPO.
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The Republic of Poland will open books on Thursday on the first Panda bond from a CEEMEA issuer and is looking to print with a 3% handle, according to a banker at one of its leads.