Banks
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Cathay Pacific Airways has sold the largest convertible bond by a Hong Kong issuer in over a decade, raising HK$6.74bn ($869.4m). -
China is allowing banks to issue perpetual bonds with an equity conversion provision, an attempt to balance the need to help smaller lenders shore up their capital with a desire to protect investors. Addison Gong reports.
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Red chip issuer Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure ditched its usual bullet bond structure in favour of a five year puttable Panda outing this week.
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Hong Kong’s government returned to the green bond market with a $2.5bn triple-tranche deal this week, making the most of growing investor demand for sustainable investment opportunities. Morgan Davis reports.
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Tencent Holdings is testing bank appetite for a jumbo loan of $6bn as it gets ready to once again shun syndication in favour of a club deal. But the razor-thin pricing on offer is likely to pose a challenge — as will a recent crackdown on some of China’s largest technology companies. Pan Yue reports.
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Casino operator Genting New York priced a $525m bond on Wednesday.
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Hainan State Farms Investment Holdings Group Co debuted in the dollar market on Wednesday with a three year bond.
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Chinese property company Kaisa Group Holdings raised $200m from a rapid return to the debt market this week.
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Colombian state-owned oil and gas company Ecopetrol said it would issue new debt and equity to fund a proposed takeover of the government’s 51.41% stake in conglomerate ISA (Interconexión Eléctria), should the finance ministry accept its offer.
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