Banks

BBVA founds itself alone in the euro FIG market on Friday as it launched a €1bn tier two bond on the back of €4bn of demand. The deal caps off a busy week for supply, in which investors have shown out-sized demand for the highest yielding transactions.

US private equity group Apollo Global Management has completed the first selldown of stock in Watches of Switzerland, the UK luxury watches retailer, since its flotation on the London Stock Exchange in May last year.

Price discovery was in focus for a $400m debut bond from Philippine conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) on Thursday, as the unrated company brought out a rare 10 non-call five year senior deal from the country.

Mainland-based property developer Sunac China Holdings has raised HK$8bn ($1.03bn) after issuing a chunk of new shares.

Shriram Transport Finance Co appealed to investors in the US by selling a social bond that flew off the shelves, allowing the Indian non-banking financial company to raise $500m.

Improved market conditions and a more realistic pricing target allowed a failed deal in December from a local government financing vehicle (LGFV) to sail through this week, while two more property developers joined an offshore funding spree from the sector.

Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production Public Co made a quick return to the debt market on Thursday, selling a 10 year bond less than two months after closing a 40 year deal.

Jiumaojiu International Holdings bagged HK$2.2bn ($283.3m) this week from its IPO after bulging retail and institutional books pushed pricing to the top of guidance, according to a source familiar with the matter.

MUFG Bank has hired a veteran Citi banker to lead its corporate banking business in China.

Bank of China kicked off the year’s supply from Asian lenders by raising close to $2.5bn from three senior bonds in dollars and euros.

Chinese technology company Tencent Holdings is set to sign a €1bn club loan to support its acquisition of a stake in Universal Music Group.

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure, a Hong Kong-listed investor and operator of highways and bridges in China's Guangdong province, sealed its second Rmb1bn ($144m) Panda bond on Thursday.