Banks

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (Apra) hit Macquarie Bank with a A$500m ($378.4m) capital charge on Thursday, having uncovered serious faults in the firm's risk management practices. The announcement came a day after the bank paused its return to the sterling bond market.

Utmost Group, a UK life assurance group, has made a roughly £483m cash offer to buy high net worth investment platform provider Quilter International, with four banks lined up to provide debt for the deal.

Loans still under moratoria may be at a particularly high risk of impairment, according to fresh data from the European Banking Authority this week. The figures also revealed signs of a more general deterioration in asset quality within the EU.

The Guinness Partnership, a UK affordable housing company, has signed a £150m revolving credit facility linked to Sonia from day one, as loan market participants say momentum is growing to leave Libor behind before the end of year deadline.

Linklogis has priced its Hong Kong IPO above the mid-point of the price guidance, netting HK$7.96bn ($1.02bn), according to a source close to the deal.

Chengdu Jiaozi Financial Holding Group Co priced an ultra-tight $200m bond on Wednesday, turning to a group of largely Chinese banks for a club-style transaction.

China-based Fortune Auto Finance Co will launch a Rmb2.5bn ($381.5m) auto loan ABS transaction next week, the company’s first deal with an international rating. Meanwhile, Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance Co is returning to the onshore market with a larger Rmb4.4bn trade.

ReNew Power, a regular issuer from India's renewable energy sector, raised $585m this week from another green bond – and another complex structure.

Chinese property developer Logan Group Co has returned to the dollar bond for the second time this year. It was forced to navigate a much more difficult market this time – and ended up paying around 20bp over fair value.

IDFC First Bank raised Rp30bn ($409m) this week from a larger than expected sale of primary shares.

Deliveroo and its shareholders raised £1.5bn this week. The IPO was a dog, priced at the bottom of its range and falling 20% on its debut. But it’s hard to feel sympathy for the investors.

Borrowers packed deals into the US corporate bond market this week before the Easter holiday weekend. Among them, BMW enjoyed a strong order book for its first dollar issue for a year.