BNP Paribas

Investors piled into the first offshore renminbi bond from Lenovo Group, keen to get their hands on some rare corporate supply. The strong response allowed the borrower to upsize the five year offering to Rmb4bn ($645m), equalling the record for the largest corporate dim sum bond.

Bharti Airtel showed that scoring a huge order book is not necessary for a deal to be deemed a success. Its $1bn trade attracted just double that in bids, but Bharti still managed to achieve its tightest ever spread, with the bonds also trading well in the aftermarket.

Hindustan Petroleum Corp’s (HPCL) $400m 39 month facility has been allocated, with seven lenders joining in general syndication. When the loan was launched, market participants saw it as a litmus test for retail demand for three year state owned Indian assets. But while the deal got over the finish line, bankers on the loan said the response was tepid.

Argentine government-linked issuers are eking out some level of market access despite the sovereign being in default, with the Province of Buenos Aires the latest to tap international bond investors.

MFB Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) has mandated for its first euro deal in four years, and kicks off investor meetings next week.

China Three Gorges Corp (CTG) has opened books for what will be its first outing to the international bond market, marketing a dual tranche offering in dollars and euros on June 3. Joining CTG in the market is Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG), which started taking bids for its debut dollar bond.

The Asian bond market woke up to a slew of new issuance on June 3 with six deals all vying for investor attention. And in the midst of the action is Indian telecommunications giant Bharti Airtel, which is enticing bids for a new 10 year dollar offering.

BNP Paribas has named Philippe Noirot as the head of country for South Korea and CEO for its Seoul branch.

Anhui Transportation Holding Group (Anhui Transport) has mandated a sole global co-ordinator to arrange a series of investor meetings ahead of its debut outing to the dollar bond market. Haikou Meilan, meanwhile, is preparing a dim sum deal.

TCC International Holdings, a manufacturer and importer of cement, will raise HK$3.63bn ($468.23m) in a rights issue fully underwritten by its major shareholder, BNP Paribas and JP Morgan.

Hindustan Petroleum Corp’s (HPCL) $400m 39 month facility has been allocated, with seven lenders joining in general syndication. When the loan was launched, market participants saw it as a litmus test for retail demand for three year state owned Indian assets. While the deal got past the finish line, bankers on the loan said the response was tepid.

The bookbuild for the IPO of Spie —the French electrical, telecoms and technical services company — was launched on Monday June 1, and was covered on the first day.