Banks

Gerardus Vos is joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch as head of financial technology investment banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

BUUK Infrastructure, a UK utilities firm formerly called Brookfield Utilities, has sold US private placements, according to market participants.

ING's Turkish arm, ING Bank AS, has raised a $309m-equivalent trade finance loan from international lenders. The deal is a precursor to the year's second round of Turkish bank refinances, expected to begin in the next month.

Swissport, the world’s largest provider of cargo and airport ground services, increased the loan portion of its debt raise at the expense of bonds as investors demanded steep yields in a volatile market.

Münchener Hypothekenbank (MunHyp) is introducing commercial paper to its existing Ecological ESG Pfandbrief programme.

Vietnam’s Mong Duong Finance has launched a $484.71m borrowing into general syndication, in tandem with a bond it issued at beginning of the month.

Excellence Commercial Properties Co made a quick outing to the dollar bond market on Friday, raising $150m in its second offshore debt sale of the year.

Swissport, the world’s largest provider of cargo and airport ground services,has increased the loan portion of its debt raise at the expense of bonds amid a volatile August market.

Fabrizio Saccomanni, chair of UniCredit, has died at the aged of 76.

Dongxing Securities Co leaned on the support of 19 lead banks to close its $400m bond return against a difficult market backdrop.

India's Yes Bank is aiming to raise up to Rp19.4bn ($275m) from a qualified institutional placement, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Changde Economic Construction Investment Group Co, a local government financing vehicle in China’s Hunan province, priced its debut international bond on the back of strong anchor support, in a week where both issuers and investors treaded carefully.