Citi
-
Credit Bank of Moscow, one of the few Russian banks to frequently tap the international syndicated lending market, has raised a loan from a consortium of international banks. The deal comes amid an increasing number of Covid-19 infections being reported in Russia, which is now one of the emerging markets with the fastest-accelerating growth of cases.
-
Lenovo Group took a cautious approach to its $650m bond issuance last Friday, opting for size instead of price and offering investors a hefty premium for its deal.
-
Citi has named Alex Cartel as a managing director and head of investment banking for Australia and New Zealand, hiring him from Deutsche Bank.
-
-
SK E&S, a South Korean energy company, has raised HK$11.55bn ($1.49bn) by selling most of its shares in China Gas Holdings near the top of the marketed range.
-
Citi has announced a host of country-specific relief measures for some of its Asia Pacific clients impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, including fee waivers for loan extensions and the option to restructure borrowings.
-
High quality Yankee issuers showed their spirit of adventure by printing front-end trades this week, returning to a part of the curve that has been starved of supply since the start of the coronavirus crisis.
-
US banks this week reported stellar returns from trading and underwriting in the first quarter, even as the bottom line was hit by gigantic writedowns and reserves for credit losses, as the economic and financial disruption from the coronavirus crisis took its toll.
-
Saudi Arabia followed neighbours Abu Dhabi and Qatar to the international bond markets on Wednesday, achieving a $7bn deal that was nearly eight times subscribed.
-
World Bank made the most of the recovery in market conditions to print the largest ever SSA dollar benchmark on Wednesday, raising $8bn.
-
South Korean energy company SK E&S has launched a block sale of up to HK$11.8bn ($1.52bn) in China Gas Holdings, according to a term sheet seen by GlobalCapital Asia.