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International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) provided a breath of fresh air to Asia’s bond market with its $450m perpetual deal. The lack of issuance this year from Philippine borrowers worked in the company’s favour, but SMC Global Power Holdings Corp’s quick follow-up had to endure a turn of sentiment in the market.

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation has priced a S$500m ($356m) perpetual non call five, the bank’s first additional tier one (AT1) offering. Deal-hungry investors came in strong for the Lion City’s first AT1 in almost two years.

International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) provided a breath of fresh air to Asia's bond market this week thanks to its $450m perpetual deal. The lack of issuance this year from Philippine borrowers worked in the company’s favour, with the trade opening up an opportunity for more perps to follow.

The Republic of Peru took advantage of a deserted primary bond market in Latin America to issue its first new dollar benchmark since 2010 on Tuesday.

Video surveillance solutions provider UNV Digital Technologies filed for a Hong Kong IPO on August 17 with listing tentatively scheduled for the next two to three months.

Bank of Communications (BoCom) Financial Leasing and International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) were back in the offshore bond market on August 18.

Notebook parts maker Luxshare Precision Industry is in the market for a $200m revolver, with one bank at the helm. The Shenzhen-listed borrower is paying generous all-ins for the borrowing, which comes with a $100m greenshoe.

The collapse of Afren, the once-proud London-listed oil exploration and production company with three bond issues to its name, is a shocking reminder of the risks investors face in emerging markets, and of how even some of the most sophisticated players in financial markets can get things drastically wrong.

HM Sampoerna, the Indonesian arm of cigarette giant Philip Morris International, will go to shareholders to raise up to Rph26.70tr ($1.98bn) via a rights issue as it seeks to increase its free float.

The Indian government moved a step closer to reducing its stake in Indian Oil Corp, after mandating five banks to lead a 10% share sale that could be worth as much as Rp94.27bn ($1.5bn).

An Emirati financial has mandated banks for a tier one dollar transaction, adding to the Middle East post-summer pipeline.

Myanmar has moved closer to an offshore bond issue after circulating a draft law clarifying how the sovereign can raise debt, and hiring Citi and Standard Chartered as ratings advisers. The moves have been welcomed but investors have been warned to expect a long wait before they get their hands on any deal, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.