Banks
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Vi Davda has been promoted to a new role of head of UK debt capital markets at ABN Amro, as the Dutch bank looks to expand its business across UK financial institutions and corporate clients. -
The chairman of South Korea’s Kakao Corp has kicked off his official pledge to donate more than half of his wealth to society by raising about W500bn ($448m) from a stake sale in the messaging app on Thursday.
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Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings raised $4.15bn from four tranches of long-dated bonds this week, overcoming weak market sentiment to push ahead with its deal.
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China Construction Bank Corp turned to the bond market on Thursday to sell a $2.4bn equivalent multi-currency transaction, with each tranche carrying a socially responsible investment (SRI) label. But recent volatility in the region’s credit market, and the issuer’s own ‘ambiguous’ approach to the trade, posed challenges.
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Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Auto Finance Co made its first appearance in China’s auto loan ABS market since 2017 this week, sealing a Rmb2.201bn ($336m) deal amid rising demand for proprietary brand vehicles after a plunge in sales in recent years.
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DBS Bank is aiming to reduce its thermal coal exposure to zero by 2039, joining a group of global investors and banks that have made similar commitments to tackle climate change.
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Cambodia’s Prasac Microfinance Institution has returned to the loan market for $200m, narrowing pricing by 35bp compared to its last transaction in 2020.
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Mining Industry Indonesia (Mind ID) is testing lenders’ appetite for a $1.5bn dual-tranche loan that has been launched into syndication through a group of eight banks.
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Public Storage wrapped up a quickfire acquisition financing in the US bond market this week, after supply slowed to a trickle as huge swathes of corporate America entered earnings blackouts.
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Progress in sustainability-linked finance for banks has flipped from glacial to dizzying with Berlin Hyp’s €500m sustainability-linked bond this week.
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