Citi

Citi is poised to hire a European bank credit analyst from Morgan Stanley.

China Railway Construction Corp is meeting investors this week in connection with a possible perpetual non call five offering.

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) issued Asia’s first corporate green bond on Thursday, attracting an enthusiastic response from investors. However, in a region where environmental sustainability still takes the backseat to economic growth, it was rarity value that attracted buyers to the inaugural three year issue rather than its green status.

Unifin Financiera demonstrated the continuing good form of the LatAm high yield market and reinforced the demand for Mexican non-bank lenders as issuers in the bond markets with a five year debut that priced between its peers Findep and Crédito Real.

Mexico issued its first Samurai bond without the assistance of the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) in 14 years on Tuesday, breaking pricing and maturity records.

A tinge of risk-aversion crept into the US corporate bond market on Thursday, as investors digested the US government’s decision to broaden its sanctions on Russia over the situation in Ukraine.

IDBI Bank is meeting investors to discuss a possible capital bond in a move that has brought Basel III issuance from India into the limelight again. Bankers expect the deal to be an additional tier one (AT1) as Indian banks look to meet tier one ratio requirements ahead of a 2015 deadline, writes Virginia Furness.

Huvepharma, the Bulgarian pharmaceutical company, is raising a €275m loan to back the Domuschiev family’s outright purchase of the company.

All of the big US investment banks have beaten grim expectations for their fixed income trading divisions, despite a collapse in volumes far more severe than that in the first quarter and volatility that is still on the floor, writes Owen Sanderson.

Taiwan’s Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) trod new ground in Asia's capital markets this week by launching what is being marketed as the region’s first corporate green bond. The asset class is yet to take off in Asia like it has in Europe, but the benefits of investor diversification, pricing and publicity offered by green bonds could see more Asian borrowers exploring the option, writes Isabella Zhong.

A group of eight banks is expected to lead Shanda Games’ leveraged buyout loan of between $750m and $850m, which will help fund the company's going-private plans.

Southeast Asia’s largest e-payment firm, MOL Global, filed for a $300m Nasdaq IPO this week, and if successful it will be the first Malaysian firm to list in the US. Malaysia's capital-rich domestic market has traditionally kept firms onshore, but those aiming for the best valuations will be better off heading to the US, write Rev Hui and Rashmi Kumar.