Banks

Electricity Supply Board, the Irish utility, tapped its June 2030s on Wednesday, with the borrower one of a handful of credits taking advantage of sharply positive sentiment on the back of a potential coronavirus vaccine breakthrough.

CPF Investments, a unit of Thai firm Charoen Pokphand Foods, has returned to the loan market for a refinancing of up to $1bn.

Yunnan Construction and Investment Holding Group relied on anchor orders for its maiden $500m bond this week.

Chailease International Finance is approaching a large group of banks for a new $250m loan. This is in a bid to attract lenders, as other units under its parent company have already tapped the offshore market three times this year.

Melco Resorts Finance was forced to pay a premium to secure orders for its $500m bond this week amid a wider underperformance of recent casino deals.

Chinese online travel company Trip.com Group has bagged $500m from its debut tap of the equity-linked market.

CCB Leasing (International) Co issued a $500m bond on Tuesday, making it the latest Chinese financial borrower to tap the debt market.

D8 Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company (Spac), has raised $300m after increasing the size of its US listing.

South Korea’s Doosan Infracore Co used a guarantee from Korea Development Bank to sell a $300m three year bond on Tuesday.

Troubled lender Yes Bank has hit the market with an issue of fresh equity, with the deal covered at the open by pre-launch demand, according to bankers close to the trade.

Indonesian state-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara has changed tack on its loan plans in a bid to seal thinly priced deals in a difficult market environment, writes Pan Yue.

The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest) raised $1bn with a three year bond on Tuesday, while the Japan International Cooperation Agency tested the water with a 10 year dollar transaction, opening up an opportunity for the Province of Alberta to follow suit.