China

In this round-up, China’s December consumer price index inflation flattened, Anhui-based Huishang Bank is considering taking over 15% of Baoshang Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is set to sell Rmb80bn ($11.5bn) of offshore perpetual bonds and onshore tier two bonds this year.

Mainland-based property developer Sunac China Holdings has raised HK$8bn ($1.03bn) after issuing a chunk of new shares.

Improved market conditions and a more realistic pricing target allowed a failed deal in December from a local government financing vehicle (LGFV) to sail through this week, while two more property developers joined an offshore funding spree from the sector.

Jiumaojiu International Holdings bagged HK$2.2bn ($283.3m) this week from its IPO after bulging retail and institutional books pushed pricing to the top of guidance, according to a source familiar with the matter.

MUFG Bank has hired a veteran Citi banker to lead its corporate banking business in China.

Bank of China kicked off the year’s supply from Asian lenders by raising close to $2.5bn from three senior bonds in dollars and euros.

Chinese technology company Tencent Holdings is set to sign a €1bn club loan to support its acquisition of a stake in Universal Music Group.

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure, a Hong Kong-listed investor and operator of highways and bridges in China's Guangdong province, sealed its second Rmb1bn ($144m) Panda bond on Thursday.

JP Morgan has issued a $575m synthetic bond exchangeable into the American depositary receipts of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company.

Axis sells full Syndicate Bank loan — Onfem boosts size to HK$6bn — Indorent closes $175m borrowing with 13 banks — VPBank wraps up $200m facility — Vingroup attracts 14 lenders

Chinese real estate issuers dominated the dollar bond market this week, with 16 developers pricing deals by Wednesday. Ample liquidity and a risk-on sentiment allowed most issuers to go long and cheap, but the mid-week volatility in the global market proved costly to some companies, writes Addison Gong.

Weigao Holding Co has sold a $150m bond exchangeable into the H-shares of Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co, notching a number of firsts in the process.