Banks

Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) has raised S$500.8m ($369.8m) after more than doubling the size of an equity fundraising and trimming a concurrent private placement.

Chinese property company Fujian Yango Group Co raised $150m from a quick 1.5 year bond sale on Thursday, after a rocky start to the year.

Ukraine drew attention for all the wrong reasons this week, tapping a November 2028 line for $350m, allegedly well below the market value.

Ukraine courted controversy this week, turning to the private market to tap its November 2028 bond. The trade caught the attention of investors and bankers, with some saying that JP Morgan had retained the deal and priced it well below the market rate. Lewis McLellan reports.

The green bond market is still simply too small for its investors to be discerning.

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Regular Kangaroo issuer Daimler came to the market on Thursday with its first Australian dollar issuance of 2019. Through its Australian entity, Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific, Daimler sold an A$150m ($106.2m) 2.5% March 2022 unsubordinated bond.